South Windsor vs Berkshire Park

South Windsor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Berkshire Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In South Windsor, about half of households rent. In Berkshire Park, most households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Berkshire Park: a median of $2.58 million, against $960,000 in South Windsor, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, South Windsor tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children, while Berkshire Park suits young adults 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • South Windsor has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • Berkshire Park is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

South Windsor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $2,580,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Windsor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berkshire Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57 km vs 60.6 km)
  • But South Windsor is more walkable (57/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Windsor

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 20/100)
  • But Berkshire Park carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 85/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

South Windsor Berkshire Park
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.

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Walkability 57 / 20
South Windsor — Walkability: 57/100 Berkshire Park — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 15 / 33
South Windsor — Safety: 15/100 Berkshire Park — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 38 / 38
South Windsor — Low fire risk: 38/100 Berkshire Park — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

South Windsor has more residents (5,948 vs 2,149); Berkshire Park has higher household incomes ($105,872 vs $76,232).

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Population 5,948
+64% vs other
 2,149
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +0.7%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $76,232/yr $105,872/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $450/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Windsor Berkshire Park
0-4 7.4% / 2.3%
South Windsor — 0-4: 7.4% Berkshire Park — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 13.3% / 6.6%
South Windsor — 5-14: 13.3% Berkshire Park — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 6.2% / 3.4%
South Windsor — 15-19: 6.2% Berkshire Park — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 6.4% / 8.1%
South Windsor — 20-24: 6.4% Berkshire Park — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 16.6% / 24.0%
South Windsor — 25-34: 16.6% Berkshire Park — 25-34: 24.0%
35-44 12.6% / 21.6%
South Windsor — 35-44: 12.6% Berkshire Park — 35-44: 21.6%
45-54 11.6% / 14.3%
South Windsor — 45-54: 11.6% Berkshire Park — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 12.4% / 10.4%
South Windsor — 55-64: 12.4% Berkshire Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 8.0% / 6.6%
South Windsor — 65-74: 8.0% Berkshire Park — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 4.4% / 2.6%
South Windsor — 75-84: 4.4% Berkshire Park — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.0% / 0.4%
South Windsor — 85+: 1.0% Berkshire Park — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Windsor 34.6% couple families
South Windsor — Couple Families: 34.6% South Windsor — Lone Person: 36.9% South Windsor — One Parent Families: 23.4% South Windsor — Group Household: 4.0% South Windsor — Other Families: 1.1%
Berkshire Park 61.3% couple families
Berkshire Park — Couple Families: 61.3% Berkshire Park — Lone Person: 17.4% Berkshire Park — One Parent Families: 16.2% Berkshire Park — Group Household: 3.8% Berkshire Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Windsor 45.1% renting
South Windsor — Owned Outright: 17.8% South Windsor — Mortgage: 37.1% South Windsor — Renting: 45.1%
Berkshire Park 29.1% renting
Berkshire Park — Owned Outright: 51.8% Berkshire Park — Mortgage: 19.1% Berkshire Park — Renting: 29.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 10.6%
South Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Berkshire Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 2.5%
South Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Berkshire Park — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 2.2%
South Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Berkshire Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.5%
South Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Berkshire Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.4%
South Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Berkshire Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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.

South Windsor Berkshire Park
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.3%
South Windsor — New Zealand: 1.6% Berkshire Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 3.0% / 0.7%
South Windsor — England: 3.0% Berkshire Park — England: 0.7%
China 0.3% / 2.1%
South Windsor — China: 0.3% Berkshire Park — China: 2.1%
Vietnam — / 2.1%
South Windsor — Vietnam: not among its largest Berkshire Park — Vietnam: 2.1%
India 1.7% / —
South Windsor — India: 1.7% Berkshire Park — India: not among its largest
Philippines 1.5% / —
South Windsor — Philippines: 1.5% Berkshire Park — Philippines: not among its largest
Lebanon 0.3% / 1.2%
South Windsor — Lebanon: 0.3% Berkshire Park — Lebanon: 1.2%
Scotland 0.5% / —
South Windsor — Scotland: 0.5% Berkshire Park — Scotland: 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.

South Windsor 76.0% houses
South Windsor — Houses: 76.0% South Windsor — Townhouses: 22.0% South Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Berkshire Park 95.1% houses
Berkshire Park — Houses: 95.1% Berkshire Park — Townhouses: 3.0% Berkshire Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Median house price $960,000 $2,580,000
Median unit price $815,500 —
Median land price $2,205,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 44 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Berkshire Park has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 5%); South Windsor has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Environmental 5% 42%
Rural and farming 41% 42%
Residential 20% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 16%
Industrial 12% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 0%
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

South Windsor Berkshire Park
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 1,063
across Penrith
Approvals change year on year +3% -78%

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.

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Houses 4.3%
$690/wk on $840K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

South Windsor Berkshire Park
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools Higher than 3% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 85% of NSW —

Liveability

South Windsor is more walkable (57 vs 20); Berkshire Park scores higher overall (32 vs 25).

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Grade D C
Score 25/100 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

South Windsor carries more crime risk (85 vs 67).

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Berkshire Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Parks & reserves 7 2
Childcare 10 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

South Windsor sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 57 km).

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Walkability score 57/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 60.6 km
+6% vs other
 57 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 52 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 110.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 2.7%
postcode 2765
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 —
postcode 2765

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.

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Car (driver) 66.4% / 58.4%
South Windsor — Car (driver): 66.4% Berkshire Park — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 23.6% / 30.2%
South Windsor — Worked from Home: 23.6% Berkshire Park — Worked from Home: 30.2%
Walked Only 2.4% / 7.2%
South Windsor — Walked Only: 2.4% Berkshire Park — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.2%
South Windsor — Car (passenger): 4.3% Berkshire Park — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 2.6% / —
South Windsor — Train: 2.6% Berkshire Park — Train: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.5% / 1.1%
South Windsor — Bicycle: 0.5% Berkshire Park — Bicycle: 1.1%

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

Setting

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 42.8 km

NBN connectivity

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Connectivity score 100/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
3,113 premises
 73%
379 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

South Windsor Berkshire Park
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

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Average residential rate $1,650/yr $1,547/yr
Council Hawkesbury Penrith

Federal electorate

South Windsor Berkshire Park
Division Macquarie Lindsay
Member Susan Templeman Melissa Mcintosh
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

South Windsor

Outer Townhouses

Berkshire Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer

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