Londonderry vs Windsor Downs

Londonderry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Windsor Downs. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Windsor Downs: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.67 million in Londonderry, though rent is higher in Londonderry. On these figures, Londonderry tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Windsor Downs suits couples.

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

Windsor Downs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Londonderry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,667,500 vs $2,235,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Windsor Downs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $460/wk)
  • But Londonderry has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 5%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Londonderry

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (59 min vs 65 min)
  • But Windsor Downs sits closer to the CBD (57.8 km vs 66.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Windsor Downs

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • But Londonderry is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Londonderry and Windsor Downs drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Walkability 28 / 17
Londonderry — Walkability: 28/100 Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 43 / 80
Londonderry — Safety: 43/100 Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 27 / 36
Londonderry — Low fire risk: 27/100 Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Londonderry has more residents (4,024 vs 1,183); Windsor Downs skews older (49 vs 38).

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Population 4,024
+71% vs other
 1,183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +0.3%
Median age 38 49
Median household income $112,216/yr $136,708/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+9% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
0-4 6.0% / 3.7%
Londonderry — 0-4: 6.0% Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.5% / 8.2%
Londonderry — 5-14: 13.5% Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 7.2% / 6.8%
Londonderry — 15-19: 7.2% Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.5% / 8.9%
Londonderry — 20-24: 7.5% Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 11.7% / 9.5%
Londonderry — 25-34: 11.7% Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 12.4% / 6.1%
Londonderry — 35-44: 12.4% Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 13.7% / 16.6%
Londonderry — 45-54: 13.7% Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 13.5% / 20.6%
Londonderry — 55-64: 13.5% Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 9.5% / 12.2%
Londonderry — 65-74: 9.5% Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 4.3% / 6.4%
Londonderry — 75-84: 4.3% Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.1% / 1.6%
Londonderry — 85+: 1.1% Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Londonderry 59.4% couple families
Londonderry — Couple Families: 59.4% Londonderry — Lone Person: 17.6% Londonderry — One Parent Families: 19.1% Londonderry — Group Household: 2.3% Londonderry — Other Families: 1.6%
Windsor Downs 73.5% couple families
Windsor Downs — Couple Families: 73.5% Windsor Downs — Lone Person: 16.0% Windsor Downs — One Parent Families: 10.5% Windsor Downs — Group Household: 0.0% Windsor Downs — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Londonderry 22.0% renting
Londonderry — Owned Outright: 37.7% Londonderry — Mortgage: 40.3% Londonderry — Renting: 22.0%
Windsor Downs 5.4% renting
Windsor Downs — Owned Outright: 55.4% Windsor Downs — Mortgage: 39.3% Windsor Downs — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 21.0%
Londonderry — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 10.5%
Londonderry — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 9.0%
Londonderry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 3.7%
Londonderry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.9%
Londonderry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
England 2.5% / 3.8%
Londonderry — England: 2.5% Windsor Downs — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.8%
Londonderry — New Zealand: 1.4% Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.2%
Londonderry — Philippines: 0.4% Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2%
Italy 0.5% / 1.0%
Londonderry — Italy: 0.5% Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Londonderry — Fiji: not among its largest Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2%
India 0.7% / —
Londonderry — India: 0.7% Windsor Downs — India: not among its largest
China 0.6% / —
Londonderry — China: 0.6% Windsor Downs — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Londonderry 95.7% houses
Londonderry — Houses: 95.7% Londonderry — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Londonderry — Townhouses: 0.3%
Windsor Downs 97.2% houses
Windsor Downs — Houses: 97.2% Windsor Downs — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Windsor Downs — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Median house price $1,667,500 $2,235,000
Median unit price $915,000 —
Median land price $2,050,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Londonderry has more rural and farming land (68% vs 5%); Windsor Downs has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 10%).

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Rural and farming 68% 5%
Residential 0% 50%
Environmental 10% 44%
Other and special use 19% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
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

Londonderry Windsor Downs
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -78% +3%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Houses 3.6%
$900/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Londonderry Windsor Downs
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of NSW —

Liveability

Windsor Downs scores higher overall (56 vs 33); Londonderry is more walkable (28 vs 17).

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Grade C B
Score 33/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Londonderry carries more crime risk (57 vs 20).

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
20/100
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 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Londonderry

  • Londonderry Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Windsor Downs

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Londonderry sits further from the CBD (66.3 km vs 57.8 km).

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Walkability score 28/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 66.3 km
+13% vs other
 57.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 65 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2753
 0.5%
postcode 2756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2753
 46
postcode 2756

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.

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Car (driver) 64.7% / 56.6%
Londonderry — Car (driver): 64.7% Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 38.5%
Londonderry — Worked from Home: 27.0% Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.2%
Londonderry — Car (passenger): 3.8% Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 0.9%
Londonderry — Walked Only: 3.3% Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9%
Train 0.7% / 0.8%
Londonderry — Train: 0.7% Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.8 km 39.3 km

NBN connectivity

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Connectivity score 80/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
1,360 premises
 68%
368 premises

Climate

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Londonderry Windsor Downs
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Average residential rate $1,547/yr $1,650/yr
Council Penrith Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Division Lindsay Macquarie
Member Melissa Mcintosh Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Londonderry Windsor Downs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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