Pyramul vs Windeyer
Windeyer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Pyramul. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pyramul, most households are people living alone. In Windeyer, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Windeyer: a median of $415,000, against $199,000 in Pyramul, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pyramul tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Pyramul carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 85/100)
- Windeyer is already more of a family suburb (41% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pyramul
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($199,000 vs $415,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)
- But Windeyer has cheaper land ($171,000 vs $200,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pyramul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Pyramul
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 236 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (255.3 km vs 267.7 km)
- But Windeyer is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pyramul
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 85/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 26%)
- But Windeyer is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Windeyer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.2% vs -13.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pyramul 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
Windeyer rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Windeyer has more residents (187 vs 60).
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 187 +212% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.0% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 57 | 54 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr +20% vs other | $43,524/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $199,000 | $415,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $200,000 | $171,000 |
Zoning mix
Pyramul has more rural and farming land (100% vs 78%); Windeyer has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 78% |
| Environmental | 0% | 21% |
| 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
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 14% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
Windeyer is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pyramul carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 22); Windeyer carries more crime risk (85 vs 51).
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | 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
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 35 | 30 |
Mobility
Windeyer sits further from the CBD (267.7 km vs 255.3 km).
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 255.3 km | 267.7 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 221 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
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 871 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 655 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Climate
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pyramul | Windeyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pyramul | 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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