Luskintyre vs Windermere

Windermere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 40 in Luskintyre. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Luskintyre, most households are couple families. In Windermere, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Luskintyre tends to suit couples, while Windermere suits share households and families with children.

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

Luskintyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Windermere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Windermere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (177.7 km vs 181 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Luskintyre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 50/100)

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

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

Luskintyre Windermere
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.

Luskintyre Windermere
Walkability 16 / 10
Luskintyre — Walkability: 16/100 Windermere — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 60 / 50
Luskintyre — Safety: 60/100 Windermere — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Luskintyre — Low fire risk: 60/100 Windermere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Luskintyre has more residents (216 vs 64); Luskintyre skews older (40 vs 26).

Luskintyre Windermere
Population 216
+70% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% +16.4%
Median age 40 26
Median household income $131,872/yr
+11% vs other
 $116,948/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk $410/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre Windermere
0-4 5.6% / 6.2%
Luskintyre — 0-4: 5.6% Windermere — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.4% / 26.6%
Luskintyre — 5-14: 14.4% Windermere — 5-14: 26.6%
15-19 6.0% / 9.4%
Luskintyre — 15-19: 6.0% Windermere — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 9.7% / 4.7%
Luskintyre — 20-24: 9.7% Windermere — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.0% / 12.5%
Luskintyre — 25-34: 6.0% Windermere — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 15.7% / 4.7%
Luskintyre — 35-44: 15.7% Windermere — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 14.4% / 12.5%
Luskintyre — 45-54: 14.4% Windermere — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.9% / 12.5%
Luskintyre — 55-64: 13.9% Windermere — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 8.8% / 4.7%
Luskintyre — 65-74: 8.8% Windermere — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 6.9% / —
Luskintyre — 75-84: 6.9% Windermere — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Luskintyre — 85+: not among its largest Windermere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 66.7% couple families
Luskintyre — Couple Families: 66.7% Luskintyre — One Parent Families: 14.8% Luskintyre — Group Household: 5.6% Luskintyre — Lone Person: 13.0%
Windermere 47.1% couple families
Windermere — Couple Families: 47.1% Windermere — One Parent Families: 35.3% Windermere — Group Household: 17.6% Windermere — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 9.7% renting
Luskintyre — Owned Outright: 45.2% Luskintyre — Mortgage: 45.2% Luskintyre — Renting: 9.7%
Windermere 35.3% renting
Windermere — Owned Outright: 47.1% Windermere — Mortgage: 17.6% Windermere — Renting: 35.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 100.0% houses
Luskintyre — Houses: 100.0%
Windermere 100.0% houses
Windermere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Luskintyre Windermere
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 9.4%
Luskintyre — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Windermere — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 14.1%
Luskintyre — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Windermere — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.4%
Luskintyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Windermere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Luskintyre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Windermere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Luskintyre — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Windermere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Luskintyre Windermere
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Luskintyre Windermere
Rural and farming 96%
same for both
Environmental 4% 3%
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

Luskintyre Windermere
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Luskintyre Windermere
House price Higher than 18% of NSW —
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Luskintyre Windermere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Luskintyre carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Windermere carries more crime risk (50 vs 40).

Luskintyre Windermere
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Luskintyre Windermere
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

Amenities in the suburb

Luskintyre Windermere
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Luskintyre sits further from the CBD (181 km vs 177.7 km).

Luskintyre Windermere
Walkability score 16/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 181 km
+2% vs other
 177.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
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.

Luskintyre Windermere
Car (driver) 62.8% / 100.0%
Luskintyre — Car (driver): 62.8% Windermere — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 28.7% / —
Luskintyre — Worked from Home: 28.7% Windermere — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 8.5% / —
Luskintyre — Walked Only: 8.5% Windermere — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Luskintyre Windermere
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.5 km 34.8 km

NBN connectivity

Luskintyre Windermere
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Luskintyre Windermere
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Luskintyre Windermere
PM2.5 — 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ 17.5 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.72 pphm

Council rates

Luskintyre Windermere
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Luskintyre Windermere
Division Lyne Paterson
Member Alison Penfold Meryl Swanson
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Luskintyre Windermere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Luskintyre

Affordable Rural

Windermere

Family Professionals Rural

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