Richmond vs South Windsor

South Windsor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Richmond. In both, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Richmond, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Richmond tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while South Windsor suits 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

South Windsor

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 55%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 42%)
  • But Richmond has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($527,500 vs $2,205,500)
  • has cheaper units ($525,000 vs $815,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 57/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Richmond

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Richmond and South 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.

Richmond South 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.

Richmond South Windsor
Walkability 77 / 57
Richmond — Walkability: 77/100 South Windsor — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 15 / 15
Richmond — Safety: 15/100 South Windsor — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 71 / 38
Richmond — Low fire risk: 71/100 South Windsor — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Richmond skews older (43 vs 34).

Richmond South Windsor
Population 5,418 5,948
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +1.0%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $70,356/yr $76,232/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+4% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond South Windsor
0-4 4.8% / 7.4%
Richmond — 0-4: 4.8% South Windsor — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 7.7% / 13.3%
Richmond — 5-14: 7.7% South Windsor — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 4.7% / 6.2%
Richmond — 15-19: 4.7% South Windsor — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.6% / 6.4%
Richmond — 20-24: 6.6% South Windsor — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 16.8% / 16.6%
Richmond — 25-34: 16.8% South Windsor — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 10.5% / 12.6%
Richmond — 35-44: 10.5% South Windsor — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.8% / 11.6%
Richmond — 45-54: 10.8% South Windsor — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.3% / 12.4%
Richmond — 55-64: 11.3% South Windsor — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.3% / 8.0%
Richmond — 65-74: 10.3% South Windsor — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 9.4% / 4.4%
Richmond — 75-84: 9.4% South Windsor — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 7.0% / 1.0%
Richmond — 85+: 7.0% South Windsor — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond 51.6% lone person
Richmond — Lone Person: 51.6% Richmond — Couple Families: 24.9% Richmond — One Parent Families: 17.5% Richmond — Group Household: 4.4% Richmond — Other Families: 1.6%
South Windsor 36.9% lone person
South Windsor — Lone Person: 36.9% South Windsor — Couple Families: 34.6% South Windsor — One Parent Families: 23.4% South Windsor — Group Household: 4.0% South Windsor — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 46.1% renting
Richmond — Owned Outright: 31.8% Richmond — Mortgage: 22.1% Richmond — Renting: 46.1%
South Windsor 45.1% renting
South Windsor — Owned Outright: 17.8% South Windsor — Mortgage: 37.1% South Windsor — Renting: 45.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Richmond South Windsor
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 17.7%
Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% South Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 6.4%
Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% South Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.3%
Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% South Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.2%
Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% South Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.0%
Richmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% South Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Richmond South Windsor
England 3.4% / 3.0%
Richmond — England: 3.4% South Windsor — England: 3.0%
India 2.5% / 1.7%
Richmond — India: 2.5% South Windsor — India: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.6%
Richmond — New Zealand: 1.1% South Windsor — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 0.7% / 1.5%
Richmond — Philippines: 0.7% South Windsor — Philippines: 1.5%
Nepal 1.6% / —
Richmond — Nepal: 1.6% South Windsor — Nepal: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Richmond — Scotland: not among its largest South Windsor — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 55.1% houses
Richmond — Houses: 55.1% Richmond — Townhouses: 29.9% Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 15.0%
South Windsor 76.0% houses
South Windsor — Houses: 76.0% South Windsor — Townhouses: 22.0% South Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Richmond South Windsor
Median house price $987,500 $960,000
Median unit price $525,000 $815,500
Median land price $527,500 $2,205,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 59 sales
 34 days
from 44 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.

Richmond South Windsor
2 bed $750K / $800K
Richmond — 2 bed: $750K (16 sales) South Windsor — 2 bed: $800K (11 sales)

16 vs 11 sales

3 bed $980K / $950K
Richmond — 3 bed: $980K (56 sales) South Windsor — 3 bed: $950K (53 sales)

56 vs 53 sales

4 bed $1.13M / $1.05M
Richmond — 4 bed: $1.13M (31 sales) South Windsor — 4 bed: $1.05M (21 sales)

31 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

South Windsor has more rural and farming land (41% vs 29%); South Windsor has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Richmond South Windsor
Infrastructure and transport 60% 12%
Rural and farming 29% 41%
Residential 6% 20%
Industrial 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 2% 10%
Environmental 1% 5%
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

Richmond South 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.

Richmond South Windsor
Houses 4.0%
$695/wk on $910K
 4.3%
$690/wk on $840K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Richmond South Windsor
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW

Liveability

Richmond scores higher overall (50 vs 25); Richmond is more walkable (77 vs 57).

Richmond South Windsor
Grade B D
Score 50/100 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

South Windsor carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 29).

Richmond South Windsor
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
85/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Richmond South Windsor
Inside the suburb 6 3
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Richmond

  • Richmond High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Richmond Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Monica's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education Government · Secondary
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Bourke Street, Richmond Independent · Primary · Special school
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Windsor Street, Richmond Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in South Windsor

  • Bede Polding College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Chisholm Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Windsor South Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond South Windsor
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 20 0
Parks & reserves 6 7
Childcare 10
same for both
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Richmond South Windsor
Walkability score 77/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 61.6 km
+2% vs other
 60.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 58 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 83.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 110.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Richmond South Windsor
Car (driver) 57.9% / 66.4%
Richmond — Car (driver): 57.9% South Windsor — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 23.6%
Richmond — Worked from Home: 27.0% South Windsor — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Walked Only 5.8% / 2.4%
Richmond — Walked Only: 5.8% South Windsor — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.3%
Richmond — Car (passenger): 3.3% South Windsor — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 4.1% / 2.6%
Richmond — Train: 4.1% South Windsor — Train: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Richmond South Windsor
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.0 km 39.0 km

NBN connectivity

Richmond South Windsor
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
3,419 premises
 100%
3,113 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Richmond South 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

Richmond South Windsor
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Richmond South Windsor
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Richmond

Easy Commute Retirees Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

South Windsor

Outer Townhouses

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