Mcgraths Hill vs Windsor

McGraths Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Windsor. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McGraths Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in McGraths Hill: a median of $1.1 million, against $910,000 in Windsor, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, McGraths Hill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Windsor suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

McGraths Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 96/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 77%)
  • But Windsor has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Windsor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($910,000 vs $1,105,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Windsor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Windsor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 56/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Windsor

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)
  • But McGraths Hill carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

McGraths Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mcgraths Hill 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.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
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.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Walkability 56 / 80
Mcgraths Hill — Walkability: 56/100 Windsor — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 65 / 4
Mcgraths Hill — Safety: 65/100 Windsor — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mcgraths Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Windsor — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

McGraths Hill has more residents (2,537 vs 1,915); McGraths Hill has higher household incomes ($113,204 vs $87,308).

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Population 2,537
+25% vs other
 1,915
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +1.3%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $113,204/yr
+23% vs other
 $87,308/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+20% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
0-4 8.6% / 5.1%
Mcgraths Hill — 0-4: 8.6% Windsor — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.7% / 10.8%
Mcgraths Hill — 5-14: 14.7% Windsor — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.0% / 5.7%
Mcgraths Hill — 15-19: 6.0% Windsor — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.8% / 6.3%
Mcgraths Hill — 20-24: 5.8% Windsor — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 15.6% / 15.0%
Mcgraths Hill — 25-34: 15.6% Windsor — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 14.7% / 11.0%
Mcgraths Hill — 35-44: 14.7% Windsor — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 12.5% / 13.0%
Mcgraths Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Windsor — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 11.1% / 12.7%
Mcgraths Hill — 55-64: 11.1% Windsor — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 6.7% / 10.3%
Mcgraths Hill — 65-74: 6.7% Windsor — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 3.4% / 6.4%
Mcgraths Hill — 75-84: 3.4% Windsor — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.7% / 3.5%
Mcgraths Hill — 85+: 0.7% Windsor — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcgraths Hill 55.2% couple families
Mcgraths Hill — Couple Families: 55.2% Mcgraths Hill — Lone Person: 20.9% Mcgraths Hill — One Parent Families: 21.4% Mcgraths Hill — Group Household: 1.8% Mcgraths Hill — Other Families: 0.8%
Windsor 31.4% couple families
Windsor — Couple Families: 31.4% Windsor — Lone Person: 42.4% Windsor — One Parent Families: 18.1% Windsor — Group Household: 6.0% Windsor — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mcgraths Hill 20.8% renting
Mcgraths Hill — Owned Outright: 28.7% Mcgraths Hill — Mortgage: 50.5% Mcgraths Hill — Renting: 20.8%
Windsor 42.6% renting
Windsor — Owned Outright: 29.1% Windsor — Mortgage: 28.4% Windsor — Renting: 42.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 15.4%
Mcgraths Hill — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 9.3%
Mcgraths Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.2%
Mcgraths Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 4.0%
Mcgraths Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.3%
Mcgraths Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
England 3.0% / 2.9%
Mcgraths Hill — England: 3.0% Windsor — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.4%
Mcgraths Hill — New Zealand: 1.5% Windsor — New Zealand: 1.4%
India — / 2.2%
Mcgraths Hill — India: not among its largest Windsor — India: 2.2%
China 0.6% / 0.9%
Mcgraths Hill — China: 0.6% Windsor — China: 0.9%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.0%
Mcgraths Hill — Philippines: 0.4% Windsor — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Mcgraths Hill — Scotland: 0.5% Windsor — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Mcgraths Hill — South Africa: 0.7% Windsor — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcgraths Hill 92.2% houses
Mcgraths Hill — Houses: 92.2% Mcgraths Hill — Townhouses: 3.5% Mcgraths Hill — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Windsor 77.1% houses
Windsor — Houses: 77.1% Windsor — Townhouses: 13.9% Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Median house price $1,105,000 $910,000
Median unit price $783,500 $810,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 33 sales
 36 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
3 bed $1.05M / $890K
Mcgraths Hill — 3 bed: $1.05M (51 sales) Windsor — 3 bed: $890K (21 sales)

51 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.1M
Mcgraths Hill — 4 bed: $1.2M (35 sales) Windsor — 4 bed: $1.1M (19 sales)

35 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

McGraths Hill has more rural and farming land (65% vs 51%).

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Rural and farming 65% 51%
Residential 24% 15%
Parks and recreation 3% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 8%
Commercial 0% 6%
Industrial 0% 3%
Environmental 2% 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

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

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.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Houses 4.6%
$900/wk on $1.02M
 2.9%
$700/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Windsor is more walkable (80 vs 56); McGraths Hill scores higher overall (67 vs 50).

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Windsor carries more crime risk (96 vs 35).

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 High
96/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mcgraths Hill

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

Schools in Windsor

  • St Matthew's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Windsor Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 31
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Walkability score 56/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 55.1 km 56.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 57 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 60.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 83.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
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.

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Car (driver) 63.7% / 57.0%
Mcgraths Hill — Car (driver): 63.7% Windsor — Car (driver): 57.0%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 29.2%
Mcgraths Hill — Worked from Home: 30.0% Windsor — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.2%
Mcgraths Hill — Car (passenger): 3.2% Windsor — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 1.6% / 4.1%
Mcgraths Hill — Train: 1.6% Windsor — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.0% / 4.1%
Mcgraths Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Windsor — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.7%).

Setting

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.3 km 37.2 km

NBN connectivity

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Connectivity score 72/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
956 premises
 100%
1,384 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
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

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Mcgraths Hill Windsor
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mcgraths Hill

Family Large Blocks Outer Quiet Young Families

Windsor

Outer Parks River Transport Hub Village Feel

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