Windsor Downs vs Vineyard

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Windsor Downs, most households are couple families. In Vineyard, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Windsor Downs: a median of $2.23 million, against $1.34 million in Vineyard, though rent is higher in Vineyard. Vineyard is closer to the city centre: 51.5 km, against 57.8 km. On these figures, Windsor Downs tends to suit couples, while Vineyard 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

Windsor Downs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 64%)

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

  • Windsor Downs leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 41%)
  • Vineyard has cheaper houses ($1,339,500 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 leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 37%)
  • Vineyard has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Vineyard

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 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

Vineyard

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)
  • But Windsor Downs carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 91/100)

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

Windsor Downs and Vineyard 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 Vineyard
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 Vineyard
Walkability 17 / 31
Windsor Downs — Walkability: 17/100 Vineyard — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 80 / 9
Windsor Downs — Safety: 80/100 Vineyard — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 36 / 72
Windsor Downs — Low fire risk: 36/100 Vineyard — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Windsor Downs has higher household incomes ($136,708 vs $63,128).

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Population 1,183
+3% vs other
 1,143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% -2.0%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $136,708/yr
+54% vs other
 $63,128/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $450/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windsor Downs Vineyard
0-4 3.7% / 3.2%
Windsor Downs — 0-4: 3.7% Vineyard — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 8.2% / 10.0%
Windsor Downs — 5-14: 8.2% Vineyard — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 6.8% / 7.1%
Windsor Downs — 15-19: 6.8% Vineyard — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 8.9% / 6.3%
Windsor Downs — 20-24: 8.9% Vineyard — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.5% / 8.5%
Windsor Downs — 25-34: 9.5% Vineyard — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 6.1% / 8.1%
Windsor Downs — 35-44: 6.1% Vineyard — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 16.6% / 15.1%
Windsor Downs — 45-54: 16.6% Vineyard — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 20.6% / 17.4%
Windsor Downs — 55-64: 20.6% Vineyard — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 12.2% / 13.6%
Windsor Downs — 65-74: 12.2% Vineyard — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 6.4% / 8.7%
Windsor Downs — 75-84: 6.4% Vineyard — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 1.6% / 3.1%
Windsor Downs — 85+: 1.6% Vineyard — 85+: 3.1%

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%
Vineyard 35.2% couple families
Vineyard — Couple Families: 35.2% Vineyard — Lone Person: 50.5% Vineyard — One Parent Families: 12.8% Vineyard — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Vineyard 25.8% renting
Vineyard — Owned Outright: 56.3% Vineyard — Mortgage: 17.9% Vineyard — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 17.0%
Windsor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Vineyard — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.9%
Windsor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Vineyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 5.3%
Windsor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Vineyard — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.9%
Windsor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Vineyard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.3%
Windsor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Vineyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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 Vineyard
England 3.8% / 2.5%
Windsor Downs — England: 3.8% Vineyard — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.7%
Windsor Downs — New Zealand: 0.8% Vineyard — New Zealand: 1.7%
China — / 2.0%
Windsor Downs — China: not among its largest Vineyard — China: 2.0%
Italy 1.0% / 0.9%
Windsor Downs — Italy: 1.0% Vineyard — Italy: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / 1.2%
Windsor Downs — Germany: 0.6% Vineyard — Germany: 1.2%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Windsor Downs — Philippines: 1.2% Vineyard — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 1.2% / —
Windsor Downs — Fiji: 1.2% Vineyard — Fiji: 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%
Vineyard 64.4% houses
Vineyard — Houses: 64.4% Vineyard — Flats / Apartments: 35.6% Vineyard — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Median house price $2,235,000 $1,339,500
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price — $1,050,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Vineyard has more rural and farming land (69% vs 5%); Windsor Downs has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 5%).

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Rural and farming 5% 69%
Residential 50% 13%
Environmental 44% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
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

Windsor Downs Vineyard
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.

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Houses — 4.0%
$1,100/wk on $1.43M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Windsor Downs Vineyard
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Vineyard is more walkable (31 vs 17); Windsor Downs scores higher overall (56 vs 33).

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Grade B C
Score 56/100 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Vineyard carries more crime risk (91 vs 20); Windsor Downs carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 28).

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
91/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

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

  • Vineyard Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 3
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

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

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Walkability score 17/100 31/100
Distance to Sydney 57.8 km
+11% vs other
 51.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 51 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.8
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 Vineyard
Car (driver) 56.6% / 57.1%
Windsor Downs — Car (driver): 56.6% Vineyard — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 28.6%
Windsor Downs — Worked from Home: 38.5% Vineyard — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 7.0%
Windsor Downs — Car (passenger): 3.2% Vineyard — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 7.3%
Windsor Downs — Walked Only: 0.9% Vineyard — Walked Only: 7.3%
Train 0.8% / —
Windsor Downs — Train: 0.8% Vineyard — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.3 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Windsor Downs Vineyard
Connectivity score 91/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
368 premises
 68%
841 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Windsor Downs Vineyard
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

Vineyard

Outer Retirees

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