Windsor Downs vs Angus

Angus is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Windsor Downs. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windsor Downs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Windsor Downs: a median of $2.23 million, against $185,000 in Angus, and rent is higher there too. Angus is closer to the city centre: 51.5 km, against 57.8 km. On these figures, Windsor Downs tends to suit couples, while Angus suits 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

Windsor Downs

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 64%)
  • But Angus has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Angus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($185,000 vs $2,235,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Angus

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Angus

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (51.5 km vs 57.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Windsor Downs carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 90/100)
  • Angus is more walkable (28/100 vs 17/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Windsor Downs Angus
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.

Windsor Downs Angus
Walkability 17 / 28
Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100 Angus — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 80 / 10
Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100 Angus — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 36 / 62
Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100 Angus — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Windsor Downs has more residents (1,183 vs 384); Windsor Downs has higher household incomes ($136,708 vs $98,280).

Windsor Downs Angus
Population 1,183
+68% vs other
 384
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% —
Median age 49 45
Median household income $136,708/yr
+28% vs other
 $98,280/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs Angus
0-4 3.7% / 4.2%
Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7% Angus — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.2% / 10.4%
Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2% Angus — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 6.8% / 7.3%
Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8% Angus — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 8.9% / 8.9%
Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9% Angus — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 9.5% / 8.9%
Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5% Angus — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 6.1% / 11.7%
Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1% Angus — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.6% / 18.0%
Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6% Angus — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 20.6% / 14.1%
Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6% Angus — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 12.2% / 10.7%
Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2% Angus — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 6.4% / 4.9%
Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4% Angus — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.6% / 0.8%
Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6% Angus — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs 73.5% couple families
Windsor Downs — Couple Families: 73.5% Windsor Downs — Lone Person: 16.0% Windsor Downs — One Parent Families: 10.5% Windsor Downs — Group Household: 0.0% Windsor Downs — Other Families: 0.0%
Angus 44.2% couple families
Angus — Couple Families: 44.2% Angus — Lone Person: 29.8% Angus — One Parent Families: 20.2% Angus — Group Household: 2.9% Angus — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs 5.4% renting
Windsor Downs — Owned Outright: 55.4% Windsor Downs — Mortgage: 39.3% Windsor Downs — Renting: 5.4%
Angus 22.4% renting
Angus — Owned Outright: 51.4% Angus — Mortgage: 26.2% Angus — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Windsor Downs Angus
England 3.8% / 0.8%
Windsor Downs — England: 3.8% Angus — England: 0.8%
Italy 1.0% / 1.3%
Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0% Angus — Italy: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.3%
Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8% Angus — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2% Angus — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 1.2% / —
Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2% Angus — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Windsor Downs Angus
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 17.7%
Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Angus — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 3.4%
Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Angus — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 4.7%
Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Angus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.3%
Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Angus — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.6%
Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Angus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs 97.2% houses
Windsor Downs — Houses: 97.2% Windsor Downs — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Windsor Downs — Townhouses: 0.8%
Angus 96.7% houses
Angus — Houses: 96.7% Angus — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Angus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Windsor Downs Angus
Median house price $2,235,000 $185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $190,000

Zoning mix

Angus has more rural and farming land (88% vs 5%); Windsor Downs has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 8%).

Windsor Downs Angus
Rural and farming 5% 88%
Residential 50% 0%
Environmental 44% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Windsor Downs Angus
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year +3% -18%

Ranking within NSW

Windsor Downs Angus
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Angus is more walkable (28 vs 17).

Windsor Downs Angus
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Angus carries more crime risk (90 vs 20); Windsor Downs carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 38).

Windsor Downs Angus
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
90/100
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 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Windsor Downs Angus
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Windsor Downs

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

Schools in Angus

  • Australian Christian College - Marsden Park Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Windsor Downs Angus
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 3
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Windsor Downs sits further from the CBD (57.8 km vs 51.5 km).

Windsor Downs Angus
Walkability score 17/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 57.8 km
+11% vs other
 51.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 48 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 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.

Windsor Downs Angus
Car (driver) 56.6% / 60.6%
Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6% Angus — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 33.7%
Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5% Angus — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.8%
Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2% Angus — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9% Angus — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.8% / —
Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8% Angus — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Windsor Downs Angus
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.3 km 37.6 km

NBN connectivity

Windsor Downs Angus
Connectivity score 91/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
368 premises
 99%
161 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Windsor Downs Angus
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 14.5 µg/m³ 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.23 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Windsor Downs Angus
Average residential rate $1,650/yr $1,157/yr
Council Hawkesbury Blacktown

Federal electorate

Windsor Downs Angus
Division Macquarie Chifley
Member Susan Templeman Ed Husic
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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