Windsor Downs vs Marsden Park

Marsden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Windsor Downs. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Windsor Downs: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.23 million in Marsden Park, though rent is higher in Marsden Park. Marsden Park is closer to the city centre: 51.1 km, against 57.8 km. On these figures, Windsor Downs tends to suit older residents, while Marsden Park suits families with children 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

Marsden Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • But Windsor Downs carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marsden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,000 vs $2,235,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Windsor Downs has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $570/wk)
  • Marsden Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Marsden Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (51.1 km vs 57.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Windsor Downs has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 6%)
  • Marsden Park has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

Windsor Downs and Marsden 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 Marsden 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 Marsden Park
Walkability 17 / 37
Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100 Marsden Park — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 80 / 33
Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100 Marsden Park — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 36 / 62
Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100 Marsden Park — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Marsden Park has more residents (14,610 vs 1,183); Windsor Downs skews older (49 vs 32).

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Population 1,183 14,610
+1135% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% —
Median age 49 32
Median household income $136,708/yr $141,544/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $570/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
0-4 3.7% / 11.7%
Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7% Marsden Park — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 8.2% / 18.3%
Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2% Marsden Park — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 6.8% / 4.4%
Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8% Marsden Park — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 8.9% / 4.1%
Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9% Marsden Park — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.5% / 18.5%
Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5% Marsden Park — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 6.1% / 24.6%
Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1% Marsden Park — 35-44: 24.6%
45-54 16.6% / 7.9%
Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6% Marsden Park — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 20.6% / 4.8%
Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6% Marsden Park — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 12.2% / 4.0%
Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2% Marsden Park — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 6.4% / 1.5%
Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4% Marsden Park — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 1.6% / 0.2%
Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6% Marsden Park — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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%
Marsden Park 77.8% couple families
Marsden Park — Couple Families: 77.8% Marsden Park — Lone Person: 10.8% Marsden Park — One Parent Families: 8.9% Marsden Park — Group Household: 1.5% Marsden Park — Other Families: 1.0%
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%
Marsden Park 21.4% renting
Marsden Park — Owned Outright: 10.6% Marsden Park — Mortgage: 68.0% Marsden Park — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 20.2%
Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Marsden Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 7.1%
Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Marsden Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.7%
Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Marsden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 9.8%
Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Marsden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.4%
Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Marsden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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 Marsden Park
India — / 22.8%
Windsor Downs — India: not among its largest Marsden Park — India: 22.8%
Philippines 1.2% / 9.6%
Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2% Marsden Park — Philippines: 9.6%
England 3.8% / —
Windsor Downs — England: 3.8% Marsden Park — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.9%
Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8% Marsden Park — New Zealand: 1.9%
Fiji 1.2% / 1.3%
Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2% Marsden Park — Fiji: 1.3%
Sri Lanka — / 1.5%
Windsor Downs — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Marsden Park — Sri Lanka: 1.5%
Pakistan — / 1.5%
Windsor Downs — Pakistan: not among its largest Marsden Park — Pakistan: 1.5%
Italy 1.0% / —
Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0% Marsden Park — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs 97.2% houses
Windsor Downs — Houses: 97.2% Windsor Downs — Townhouses: 0.8% Windsor Downs — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Marsden Park 97.4% houses
Marsden Park — Houses: 97.4% Marsden Park — Townhouses: 2.3% Marsden Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Median house price $2,235,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $1,035,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 246 sales

Zoning mix

Windsor Downs has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 3%); Marsden Park has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Residential 50% 31%
Environmental 44% 3%
Industrial 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 16%
Rural and farming 5% 14%
Commercial 0% 10%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Other and special use 0% 4%
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 Marsden Park
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year +3% -18%

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.

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Houses — 3.7%
$875/wk on $1.24M
Units — 4.7%
$600/wk on $670K

Ranking within NSW

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 19% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Marsden Park is more walkable (37 vs 17); Windsor Downs scores higher overall (56 vs 47).

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Grade B C
Score 56/100 47/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marsden Park carries more crime risk (67 vs 20); Windsor Downs carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 38).

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
38/100
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 Marsden Park
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Windsor Downs

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

Schools in Marsden Park

  • St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Marsden Park Anglican College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Marsden Park Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary) Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Luke's Arrunga Catholic · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 1 9
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Windsor Downs sits further from the CBD (57.8 km vs 51.1 km).

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Walkability score 17/100 37/100
Distance to Sydney 57.8 km
+12% vs other
 51.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 47 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 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 Marsden Park
Car (driver) 56.6% / 45.4%
Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6% Marsden Park — Car (driver): 45.4%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 47.0%
Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5% Marsden Park — Worked from Home: 47.0%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.6%
Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2% Marsden Park — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train 0.8% / 4.1%
Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8% Marsden Park — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.2%
Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9% Marsden Park — Walked Only: 0.2%
Bus — / 0.6%
Windsor Downs — Bus: not among its largest Marsden Park — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.3 km 39.4 km

NBN connectivity

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Connectivity score 91/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
368 premises
 96%
6,110 premises

Climate

Windsor Downs Marsden Park
Annual rainfall 806 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Windsor Downs Marsden 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

Marsden Park

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Professionals Young Families

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