Windsor Downs vs Berkshire Park

Berkshire Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Windsor Downs. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Berkshire Park: a median of $2.58 million, against $2.23 million in Windsor Downs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Windsor Downs tends to suit couples and older residents, while Berkshire Park suits young adults.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Windsor Downs

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,235,000 vs $2,580,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Windsor Downs leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • Berkshire Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Berkshire Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 65 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Windsor Downs

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

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

Windsor Downs 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.

Windsor Downs 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.

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Walkability 17 / 20
Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100 Berkshire Park — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 80 / 33
Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100 Berkshire Park — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 36 / 38
Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100 Berkshire Park — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Berkshire Park has more residents (2,149 vs 1,183); Windsor Downs skews older (49 vs 37).

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Population 1,183 2,149
+82% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% +0.7%
Median age 49 37
Median household income $136,708/yr
+23% vs other
 $105,872/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $450/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
0-4 3.7% / 2.3%
Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7% Berkshire Park — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 8.2% / 6.6%
Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2% Berkshire Park — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 6.8% / 3.4%
Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8% Berkshire Park — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 8.9% / 8.1%
Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9% Berkshire Park — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 9.5% / 24.0%
Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5% Berkshire Park — 25-34: 24.0%
35-44 6.1% / 21.6%
Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1% Berkshire Park — 35-44: 21.6%
45-54 16.6% / 14.3%
Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6% Berkshire Park — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 20.6% / 10.4%
Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6% Berkshire Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 12.2% / 6.6%
Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2% Berkshire Park — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 6.4% / 2.6%
Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4% Berkshire Park — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.6% / 0.4%
Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6% Berkshire Park — 85+: 0.4%

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

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%
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.

Windsor Downs 5.4% renting
Windsor Downs — Owned Outright: 55.4% Windsor Downs — Mortgage: 39.3% Windsor Downs — Renting: 5.4%
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.

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 10.6%
Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Berkshire Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 2.5%
Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Berkshire Park — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 2.2%
Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Berkshire Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 0.5%
Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Berkshire Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.4%
Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Berkshire Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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

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 Berkshire Park
England 3.8% / 0.7%
Windsor Downs — England: 3.8% Berkshire Park — England: 0.7%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.3%
Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8% Berkshire Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
China — / 2.1%
Windsor Downs — China: not among its largest Berkshire Park — China: 2.1%
Vietnam — / 2.1%
Windsor Downs — Vietnam: not among its largest Berkshire Park — Vietnam: 2.1%
Fiji 1.2% / 0.6%
Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2% Berkshire Park — Fiji: 0.6%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2% Berkshire Park — Philippines: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.2%
Windsor Downs — Lebanon: not among its largest Berkshire Park — Lebanon: 1.2%
Italy 1.0% / —
Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0% Berkshire Park — Italy: not among its largest

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

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%
Berkshire Park 95.1% houses
Berkshire Park — Houses: 95.1% Berkshire Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Berkshire Park — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Median house price $2,235,000 $2,580,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Berkshire Park has more rural and farming land (42% vs 5%).

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Residential 50% 0%
Environmental 44% 42%
Rural and farming 5% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 16%
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 Berkshire Park
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 1,063
across Penrith
Approvals change year on year +3% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Windsor Downs scores higher overall (56 vs 32).

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Grade B C
Score 56/100 32/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Berkshire Park carries more crime risk (67 vs 20).

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
67/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
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

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Walkability score 17/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 57.8 km
+1% vs other
 57 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 52 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
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 Berkshire Park
Car (driver) 56.6% / 58.4%
Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6% Berkshire Park — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 30.2%
Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5% Berkshire Park — Worked from Home: 30.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / 7.2%
Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9% Berkshire Park — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.2%
Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2% Berkshire Park — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Windsor Downs — Bicycle: not among its largest Berkshire Park — Bicycle: 1.1%
Train 0.8% / —
Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8% Berkshire Park — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.3 km 42.8 km

NBN connectivity

Windsor Downs Berkshire Park
Connectivity score 91/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
368 premises
 73%
379 premises

Climate

Windsor Downs 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)

Windsor Downs 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Windsor Downs

Acreage Outer

Berkshire Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer

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