Windella vs Windermere

Windermere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 41 in Windella. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windella, the large majority of households are couple families. In Windermere, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Windella tends to suit couples, while Windermere 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

Windella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 82%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Windermere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 3%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Windella is more walkable (23/100 vs 10/100)
  • Windermere sits closer to the CBD (177.7 km vs 180.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Windella

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs 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

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

Windella Windermere
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.

Windella Windermere
Walkability 23 / 10
Windella — Walkability: 23/100 Windermere — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 74 / 50
Windella — Safety: 74/100 Windermere — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Windella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Windermere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Windella has more residents (845 vs 64); Windella skews older (41 vs 26).

Windella Windermere
Population 845
+92% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% +16.4%
Median age 41 26
Median household income $150,072/yr
+22% vs other
 $116,948/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windella Windermere
0-4 6.3% / 6.2%
Windella — 0-4: 6.3% Windermere — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.5% / 26.6%
Windella — 5-14: 15.5% Windermere — 5-14: 26.6%
15-19 7.9% / 9.4%
Windella — 15-19: 7.9% Windermere — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 6.2% / 4.7%
Windella — 20-24: 6.2% Windermere — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 6.3% / 12.5%
Windella — 25-34: 6.3% Windermere — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 13.8% / 4.7%
Windella — 35-44: 13.8% Windermere — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 17.5% / 12.5%
Windella — 45-54: 17.5% Windermere — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.3% / 12.5%
Windella — 55-64: 12.3% Windermere — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 10.7% / 4.7%
Windella — 65-74: 10.7% Windermere — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 2.8% / —
Windella — 75-84: 2.8% Windermere — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
Windella — 85+: 0.9% Windermere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Windella 83.2% couple families
Windella — Couple Families: 83.2% Windella — One Parent Families: 8.7% Windella — Group Household: 0.0% Windella — Lone Person: 8.1%
Windermere 47.1% couple families
Windermere — Couple Families: 47.1% Windermere — One Parent Families: 35.3% Windermere — Group Household: 17.6% Windermere — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Windella 2.9% renting
Windella — Owned Outright: 40.8% Windella — Mortgage: 56.3% Windella — Renting: 2.9%
Windermere 35.3% renting
Windermere — Owned Outright: 47.1% Windermere — Mortgage: 17.6% Windermere — Renting: 35.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Windella 100.0% houses
Windella — Houses: 100.0%
Windermere 100.0% houses
Windermere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Windella Windermere
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 9.4%
Windella — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Windermere — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 14.1%
Windella — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Windermere — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 9.4%
Windella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Windermere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / —
Windella — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Windermere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Windella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Windermere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Windella Windermere
Median house price $1,445,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 91 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Windermere has more rural and farming land (96% vs 31%).

Windella Windermere
Rural and farming 31% 96%
Residential 59% 1%
Environmental 8% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Windella Windermere
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Windella Windermere
House price Higher than 72% of NSW —
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Windella is more walkable (23 vs 10).

Windella Windermere
Grade B —
Score 68/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Windermere carries more crime risk (50 vs 26).

Windella Windermere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Windella Windermere
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

Windella Windermere
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Windella sits further from the CBD (180.4 km vs 177.7 km).

Windella Windermere
Walkability score 23/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 180.4 km
+1% vs other
 177.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
 0.6%
postcode 2321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
 69
postcode 2321

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.

Windella Windermere
Car (driver) 67.4% / 100.0%
Windella — Car (driver): 67.4% Windermere — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 29.0% / —
Windella — Worked from Home: 29.0% Windermere — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Windella — Car (passenger): 3.6% Windermere — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Windella Windermere
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.0 km 34.8 km

NBN connectivity

Windella Windermere
Connectivity score 72/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
267 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Windella Windermere
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Windella Windermere
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Windella Windermere
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Windella Windermere
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Windella Windermere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Windella

Acreage

Windermere

Family Professionals Rural

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