Wilberforce vs Windsor

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wilberforce, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wilberforce: a median of $1.35 million, against $910,000 in Windsor, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wilberforce tends to suit couples, while Windsor suits people living alone 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

Wilberforce

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 96/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Wilberforce leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • Windsor has cheaper houses ($910,000 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house 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 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Windsor

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56.4 km vs 63.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 63 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Windsor

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • But Wilberforce carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 96/100)

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

Wilberforce 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.

Wilberforce 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.

Wilberforce Windsor
Walkability 8 / 80
Wilberforce — Walkability: 8/100 Windsor — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 48 / 4
Wilberforce — Safety: 48/100 Windsor — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 20 / 100
Wilberforce — Low fire risk: 20/100 Windsor — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wilberforce has more residents (2,957 vs 1,915); Wilberforce has higher household incomes ($117,468 vs $87,308).

Wilberforce Windsor
Population 2,957
+35% vs other
 1,915
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +1.3%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $117,468/yr
+26% vs other
 $87,308/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+12% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wilberforce Windsor
0-4 5.9% / 5.1%
Wilberforce — 0-4: 5.9% Windsor — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.8% / 10.8%
Wilberforce — 5-14: 13.8% Windsor — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 7.0% / 5.7%
Wilberforce — 15-19: 7.0% Windsor — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.8% / 6.3%
Wilberforce — 20-24: 5.8% Windsor — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.7% / 15.0%
Wilberforce — 25-34: 11.7% Windsor — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 11.8% / 11.0%
Wilberforce — 35-44: 11.8% Windsor — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.0% / 13.0%
Wilberforce — 45-54: 16.0% Windsor — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.4% / 12.7%
Wilberforce — 55-64: 13.4% Windsor — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 9.6% / 10.3%
Wilberforce — 65-74: 9.6% Windsor — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.1% / 6.4%
Wilberforce — 75-84: 4.1% Windsor — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.3% / 3.5%
Wilberforce — 85+: 1.3% Windsor — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wilberforce 58.6% couple families
Wilberforce — Couple Families: 58.6% Wilberforce — Lone Person: 22.9% Wilberforce — One Parent Families: 14.2% Wilberforce — Group Household: 3.1% Wilberforce — Other Families: 1.3%
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.

Wilberforce 17.7% renting
Wilberforce — Owned Outright: 36.3% Wilberforce — Mortgage: 46.1% Wilberforce — Renting: 17.7%
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.

Wilberforce Windsor
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 15.4%
Wilberforce — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 9.3%
Wilberforce — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Wilberforce — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.0%
Wilberforce — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Wilberforce — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Wilberforce Windsor
England 3.0% / 2.9%
Wilberforce — England: 3.0% Windsor — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Wilberforce — New Zealand: 1.1% Windsor — New Zealand: 1.4%
India — / 2.2%
Wilberforce — India: not among its largest Windsor — India: 2.2%
China 0.5% / 0.9%
Wilberforce — China: 0.5% Windsor — China: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Wilberforce — Scotland: 0.5% Windsor — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Wilberforce — Philippines: not among its largest Windsor — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany 0.3% / 0.6%
Wilberforce — Germany: 0.3% Windsor — Germany: 0.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wilberforce 96.8% houses
Wilberforce — Houses: 96.8% Wilberforce — Townhouses: 0.4% Wilberforce — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Windsor 77.1% houses
Windsor — Houses: 77.1% Windsor — Townhouses: 13.9% Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wilberforce Windsor
Median house price $1,355,000 $910,000
Median unit price — $810,000
Median land price $2,716,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 35 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.

Wilberforce Windsor
3 bed $1.3M / $890K
Wilberforce — 3 bed: $1.3M (17 sales) Windsor — 3 bed: $890K (21 sales)

17 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.37M / $1.1M
Wilberforce — 4 bed: $1.37M (25 sales) Windsor — 4 bed: $1.1M (19 sales)

25 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Wilberforce has more rural and farming land (91% vs 51%).

Wilberforce Windsor
Rural and farming 91% 51%
Residential 3% 15%
Parks and recreation 1% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 8%
Commercial 0% 6%
Environmental 3%
same for both
Industrial 0% 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

Wilberforce 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.

Wilberforce Windsor
Houses — 2.9%
$700/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wilberforce Windsor
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Windsor is more walkable (80 vs 8); Windsor scores higher overall (50 vs 36).

Wilberforce Windsor
Grade C B
Score 36/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wilberforce carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0); Windsor carries more crime risk (96 vs 52).

Wilberforce Windsor
Bushfire High
80/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
96/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Wilberforce Windsor
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wilberforce

  • Wilberforce Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Windsor

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wilberforce Windsor
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 31
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Wilberforce sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 56.4 km).

Wilberforce Windsor
Walkability score 8/100 80/100
Distance to Sydney 63.9 km
+12% vs other
 56.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 57 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.2
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.

Wilberforce Windsor
Car (driver) 62.1% / 57.0%
Wilberforce — Car (driver): 62.1% Windsor — Car (driver): 57.0%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 29.2%
Wilberforce — Worked from Home: 30.9% Windsor — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 5.2%
Wilberforce — Car (passenger): 4.4% Windsor — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 1.4% / 4.1%
Wilberforce — Train: 1.4% Windsor — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / 4.1%
Wilberforce — Walked Only: 0.8% Windsor — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Wilberforce Windsor
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 37.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wilberforce Windsor
Connectivity score 62/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
1,176 premises
 100%
1,384 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Wilberforce 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wilberforce

Acreage Outer

Windsor

Outer Parks River Transport Hub Village Feel

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