Windsor vs St Kilda East

In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Windsor, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In St Kilda East, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Windsor is closer to the city centre: 7.6 km, against 9 km. On these figures, Windsor tends to suit 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

St Kilda East

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (34% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Kilda East

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Windsor and St Kilda East 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 St Kilda East
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 St Kilda East
Walkability 99 / 99
Windsor — Walkability: 99/100 St Kilda East — Walkability: 99/100
Safety 8 / 40
Windsor — Safety: 8/100 St Kilda East — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Windsor — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Kilda East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 52
Windsor — Low flood risk: 58/100 St Kilda East — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

St Kilda East has more residents (12,571 vs 7,273).

Windsor St Kilda East
Population 7,273 12,571
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.1% -4.0%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $105,144/yr $105,040/yr
Median weekly rent $411/wk
+4% vs other
 $396/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windsor St Kilda East
0-4 2.7% / 5.8%
Windsor — 0-4: 2.7% St Kilda East — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 3.7% / 10.6%
Windsor — 5-14: 3.7% St Kilda East — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 2.4% / 4.3%
Windsor — 15-19: 2.4% St Kilda East — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 8.4% / 6.5%
Windsor — 20-24: 8.4% St Kilda East — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 33.9% / 24.6%
Windsor — 25-34: 33.9% St Kilda East — 25-34: 24.6%
35-44 16.4% / 17.2%
Windsor — 35-44: 16.4% St Kilda East — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 10.4% / 11.8%
Windsor — 45-54: 10.4% St Kilda East — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 8.2% / 8.6%
Windsor — 55-64: 8.2% St Kilda East — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 6.0% / 6.3%
Windsor — 65-74: 6.0% St Kilda East — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 4.8% / 2.9%
Windsor — 75-84: 4.8% St Kilda East — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.0% / 1.3%
Windsor — 85+: 3.0% St Kilda East — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Windsor 60.7% lone person
Windsor — Lone Person: 60.7% Windsor — Couple Families: 14.0% Windsor — Group Household: 16.5% Windsor — One Parent Families: 6.3% Windsor — Other Families: 2.4%
St Kilda East 53.4% lone person
St Kilda East — Lone Person: 53.4% St Kilda East — Couple Families: 26.1% St Kilda East — Group Household: 11.7% St Kilda East — One Parent Families: 7.4% St Kilda East — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Windsor 59.4% renting
Windsor — Owned Outright: 17.3% Windsor — Mortgage: 23.3% Windsor — Renting: 59.4%
St Kilda East 49.9% renting
St Kilda East — Owned Outright: 21.0% St Kilda East — Mortgage: 29.1% St Kilda East — Renting: 49.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Windsor St Kilda East
Bachelor Degree 31.7% / 26.2%
Windsor — Bachelor Degree: 31.7% St Kilda East — Bachelor Degree: 26.2%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 11.0%
Windsor — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% St Kilda East — Postgraduate Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.1%
Windsor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% St Kilda East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 7.0%
Windsor — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% St Kilda East — Certificate III & IV: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.5%
Windsor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% St Kilda East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

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 St Kilda East
England 5.0% / 3.9%
Windsor — England: 5.0% St Kilda East — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.2%
Windsor — New Zealand: 3.1% St Kilda East — New Zealand: 2.2%
India 1.0% / 2.3%
Windsor — India: 1.0% St Kilda East — India: 2.3%
Greece 3.1% / —
Windsor — Greece: 3.1% St Kilda East — Greece: not among its largest
China 1.5% / 0.8%
Windsor — China: 1.5% St Kilda East — China: 0.8%
Ireland 1.2% / 1.1%
Windsor — Ireland: 1.2% St Kilda East — Ireland: 1.1%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.5%
Windsor — South Africa: 0.7% St Kilda East — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Windsor 60.0% flats / apartments
Windsor — Flats / Apartments: 60.0% Windsor — Townhouses: 27.4% Windsor — Houses: 12.6%
St Kilda East 66.6% flats / apartments
St Kilda East — Flats / Apartments: 66.6% St Kilda East — Townhouses: 14.4% St Kilda East — Houses: 19.0%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Windsor St Kilda East
Median house price $1,475,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price $530,000 $565,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 24 sales
 25 days
from 41 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Windsor St Kilda East
2 bed $1.13M / $1.11M
Windsor — 2 bed: $1.13M (12 sales) St Kilda East — 2 bed: $1.11M (27 sales)

12 vs 27 sales

3 bed $1.56M / $1.66M
Windsor — 3 bed: $1.56M (19 sales) St Kilda East — 3 bed: $1.66M (37 sales)

19 vs 37 sales

4 bed $2.35M / $2.02M
Windsor — 4 bed: $2.35M (10 sales) St Kilda East — 4 bed: $2.02M (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Windsor St Kilda East
1 bed $388K / $356K
Windsor — 1 bed: $388K (62 sales) St Kilda East — 1 bed: $356K (102 sales)

62 vs 102 sales

2 bed $596K / $600K
Windsor — 2 bed: $596K (80 sales) St Kilda East — 2 bed: $600K (222 sales)

80 vs 222 sales

3 bed $780K / $1.02M
Windsor — 3 bed: $780K (9 sales) St Kilda East — 3 bed: $1.02M (30 sales)

9 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Windsor has more commercially zoned land (14% vs 0%).

Windsor St Kilda East
Residential 70% 85%
Commercial 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 10%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Planning zones cover 99% of Windsor and 100% of St Kilda East. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 St Kilda East
New dwellings approved 818
across Stonnington
 617
across Glen Eira
Approvals change year on year +67% -69%

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 St Kilda East
Houses 3.7%
$965/wk on $1.35M
 3.5%
$925/wk on $1.38M
Units 5.2%
$565/wk on $570K
 5.4%
$620/wk on $600K

Ranking within VIC

Windsor St Kilda East
House price Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Income Higher than 77% of VIC
same for both
Schools Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

St Kilda East scores higher overall (74 vs 64).

Windsor St Kilda East
Grade B A
Score 64/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Windsor carries more crime risk (92 vs 60).

Windsor St Kilda East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Windsor St Kilda East
Inside the suburb 5 9
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 3.8 km
 3
Monash Caulfield, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.7%

Schools in Windsor

  • Prahran High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Windsor Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary’s College Melbourne - Presentation Campus Catholic · Secondary
  • Wesley College - St Kilda Road Junior Campus Independent · Combined
  • Hester Hornbrook Academy - Prahran Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in St Kilda East

  • Caulfield Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Beth Rivkah Ladies College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Yeshivah College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Ripponlea Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Adass Israel School - Glen Eira Road Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Windsor St Kilda East
Cafes & restaurants 17 1
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 3 10
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Windsor St Kilda East
Walkability score 99/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 7.6 km 9 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 81/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 151.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 181.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 3181
 1.8%
postcode 3183
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 5
postcode 3181
 7
postcode 3183

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 St Kilda East
Worked from Home 50.4% / 47.1%
Windsor — Worked from Home: 50.4% St Kilda East — Worked from Home: 47.1%
Car (driver) 28.1% / 36.8%
Windsor — Car (driver): 28.1% St Kilda East — Car (driver): 36.8%
Walked Only 7.1% / 4.1%
Windsor — Walked Only: 7.1% St Kilda East — Walked Only: 4.1%
Train 5.9% / 3.6%
Windsor — Train: 5.9% St Kilda East — Train: 3.6%
Tram / Light Rail 3.9% / 3.4%
Windsor — Tram / Light Rail: 3.9% St Kilda East — Tram / Light Rail: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.4%).

Setting

Windsor St Kilda East
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 2.4 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Windsor St Kilda East
Connectivity score 79/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
5,328 premises
 3%
7,114 premises

Climate

Windsor St Kilda East
Annual rainfall 534 mm 644 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 26.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Windsor St Kilda East
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ 7.6 µg/m³
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Windsor St Kilda East
Average residential rate $1,647/yr $1,577/yr
Council Stonnington Glen Eira

Federal electorate

Windsor St Kilda East
Division Macnamara
same for both
Member Josh Burns
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Windsor St Kilda East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Windsor

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

St Kilda East

Apartments Coastal Inner Parks Professionals Trams Transport Hub Urban

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