Long Plains vs Windsor
Long Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 45 in Windsor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Plains, the large majority of households are couple families. In Windsor, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Long Plains tends to suit families with children and 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
Long Plains
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Windsor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Windsor
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 65 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (70.7 km vs 82.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.8% vs -21.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Long Plains and Windsor 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
Windsor has more residents (133 vs 62); Long Plains rents higher ($310/wk vs $195/wk).
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 133 +115% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.8% | -21.8% |
| Median age | 29 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +28% vs other | $61,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +37% vs other | $195/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Zoning mix
Windsor has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 0%); Long Plains has more rural and farming land (100% vs 77%).
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 77% |
| Environmental | 0% | 23% |
| 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
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 106 across Adelaide Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -21% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
Liveability
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Windsor carries more crime risk (56 vs 26).
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | — 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
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Mobility
Long Plains sits further from the CBD (82.1 km vs 70.7 km).
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 82.1 km +14% vs other | 70.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 52 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5501 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 (76.4%).
Setting
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.2 km | 5.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 295 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,698/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Long Plains | Windsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.