Located in New South Wales within the Hawkesbury local government area, Windsor Downs is a close-knit residential community (postcode 2756). The area has roughly 1,183 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $137K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Maltese.
The median house price in Windsor Downs is $2.5 million, having increased by 4.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,500.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hawkesbury LGA is below average at 2,682 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.4%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.