Hargraves vs Windeyer
Hargraves is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Windeyer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windeyer, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Windeyer: a median of $415,000, against $260,000 in Hargraves, though rent is higher in Hargraves. On these figures, Hargraves tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Hargraves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hargraves
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($260,000 vs $415,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Windeyer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Windeyer
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (267.7 km vs 322.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 284 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windeyer
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
- But Hargraves carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hargraves and Windeyer drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Hargraves has more residents (300 vs 187); Hargraves rents higher ($220/wk vs $200/wk).
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 300 +38% vs other | 187 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 54 |
| Median household income | $45,344/yr +4% vs other | $43,524/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $260,000 | $415,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $171,000 |
Zoning mix
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 78% |
| Environmental | 25% | 21% |
| Residential | 1% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
Windeyer is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hargraves carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 22); Windeyer carries more crime risk (85 vs 52).
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hargraves
- Hargraves Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Windeyer
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 76 | 30 |
Mobility
Hargraves sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 267.7 km).
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 322.6 km +17% vs other | 267.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 236 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).
Setting
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 895 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 655 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 109 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Climate
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hargraves | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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