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The quick read on

Winston Hills

NSW 2153 · Parramatta

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,700,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$978,000

latest suburb median

Population
12,123

ABS 2021

Postcode
2153

Winston Hills, New South Wales

Property market insights for Winston Hills

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Winston Hills NSW

Median price trend for houses

Based on 109 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,700,000

Up 3.3% over 12 months

$1.75m$1.5m$1.25m20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.57m
4 bed
$1.82m
5+ bed
$1.85m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 89 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$850 per week

Up 9.7% over 12 months

$900$800$700$60020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Winston Hills, NSW is currently $1,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Winston Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 3.3% for houses and 11.1% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,570,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,820,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,850,000 in Winston Hills.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Winston Hills is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.7% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Winston Hills is $978,000, which has increased 11.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $902,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,050,000 in Winston Hills.

Crime and safety

Is Winston Hills safe?

The overall rate for Winston Hills is 900 offences per 100,000 residents — 74% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Winston Hills.

Overall crime rate

900

offences per 100,000 residents

74% belowGreater Sydney

Winston HillsGreater Sydney: 3,437

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Winston Hills?

Winston Hills NSW 2153 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.

12,123 people call Winston Hills home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,309 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
12,123
Median age
41 years
Median mortgage
$2,681 / month
2021 household rent
$530 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1521.1%Above
15–3419.1%Below
35–5429.1%Above
55–7420.0%Above
75 and over10.6%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses88.1%Above
Townhouses4.8%Below
Apartments7.2%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright40.9%Above
Paying a mortgage45.6%Above
Renting13.5%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car5.1%Below
One car31.3%Below
Two cars44.0%Above
Three or more19.6%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home45.1%Above
Drove to work31.7%Below
Train, tram or bus1.5%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below

What stands out in Winston Hills

45.1% of workers in Winston Hills worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.

3.6% of Winston Hills residents were born in China.

25.5% of people in Winston Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Winston Hills

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Winston Hills NSW 2153.

Is Winston Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

21.1% of Winston Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

3,427 family households lived in Winston Hills; 55.5% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.

40.9% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Winston Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Winston Hills had 12,123 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Winston Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 88.1% of occupied private dwellings in Winston Hills.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.8% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 7.2% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Winston Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

40.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

45.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

13.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Winston Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Winston Hills had 2.9 people.

One-person households made up 18.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 28.7%, while 36.2% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Winston Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

45.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

31.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

1.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Winston Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

5.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 31.3% of the total.

63.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Winston Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

72.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.0% reported a different address.

29.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Winston Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

69.8% of residents used only English at home.

28.5% used a language other than English at home.

4.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.6% spoke Cantonese and 1.6% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Winston Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

29.9% of Winston Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.1% was born in Australia.

3.6% of residents were born in China.

3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Winston Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 27.5% of ancestry responses in Winston Hills.

Australian ancestry made up 28.8% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 9.3% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Winston Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

29.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Managers accounted for 18.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.5%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.2% of workers, and education and training employed 11.5%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Winston Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.4%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

33.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Winston Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

63.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.7% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Winston Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

33.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Winston Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,309 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,681.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $530 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Winston Hills compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 45.1% in Winston Hills, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 40.9% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 13.5% in Winston Hills, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Winston Hills

Is Winston Hills expensive?

The median house price is $1,700,000, while units and apartments sit at $978,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Winston Hills good for families?

The Census counted 3,427 local families, and 21.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Winston Hills?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,570,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Winston Hills

147 streets in Winston Hills

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Aberdeen Rd
  • Agius St
  • Asquith Ave
  • Atlas Pl
  • Attlee Pl
  • Attow St
  • Ayles Rd
  • Baden Powell Pl
  • Baldwin Ave
  • Banff Pl
  • Barnetts Rd
  • Belloc Pl
  • Bellona St
  • Bellotti Ave
  • Berrigan St
  • Berwick
  • Betty Ave
  • Boada Pl
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  • Bon Mart St
  • Bronte Pl
  • Buckleys Rd
  • Bundilla Ave
  • Burns Rd
  • Caithness Cr
  • Caledonian Ave
  • Carmel Pl
  • Caroline Chisholm Dr
  • Churchill Dr
  • Clackmannan Rd
  • Cliff Ave
  • Colonial Ct
  • Coolaroo Pl
  • Cromarty Cr
  • Currency Ct
  • Dale Pl
  • Defoe Pl
  • Dickens St
  • Disraeli Rd
  • Dodson Cr
  • Dornoch St
  • Dumas Pl
  • Echo Pl
  • Eden Pl
  • Edinburgh Pl
  • Edison Pde
  • Einstein St
  • Elgin Pl
  • Eros Pl
  • Ervine St
  • Esther St
  • Euclid St
  • Eve Pl
  • Folini Ave
  • Gibbon Rd
  • Gideon St
  • Glasgow St
  • Goldsmith Ave
  • Goliath Ave
  • Goodacre Ave
  • Goodin Rd
  • Governor Pl
  • Hera Pl
  • Hilary St
  • Hillcrest Ave
  • Homer St
  • Horton Pl
  • Huxley Dr
  • Islay St
  • Ixion St
  • Jerome Ave
  • Junction Rd
  • Jupiter St
  • Keats Pl
  • Kelvin Gr
  • Kilian St
  • Kindelan Rd
  • Lachlan Dr
  • Langdon Rd
  • Lanhams Rd
  • Latona St
  • Lister St
  • Lloyd George Ave
  • Lois St
  • Lomond Cr
  • Lothian St
  • Lucinda Gr
  • Madonna St
  • Mangalore Dr
  • Mantura Ct
  • Marconi St
  • Mcdonald Ave
  • Mcewan Ave
  • Mcmillan Ave
  • Melbourne Rd
  • Model Farms Rd
  • Moses
  • Moxhams Rd
  • Naomi St South
  • Ness Pl
  • Nestor St
  • Nobel Pl
  • Oakes Rd
  • Old Windsor Rd
  • Olympus St
  • Omar Pl
  • Orchard Ave
  • Palmerston Ave
  • Peebles St
  • Peel Pl
  • Prior St
  • Rebecca Pde
  • Regiment Gr
  • Reilleys Rd
  • Remus Pl
  • Reuben St
  • Romulus St
  • Rothesay St
  • Rudyard St
  • Russell Ave
  • Ruth St
  • Selkirk St
  • Shelley St
  • Simon St
  • Simpson St
  • Skye Pl
  • Spey St
  • Stephenson St
  • Stock Pl
  • Tay Pl
  • Taywood Ave
  • Tennyson St
  • Thackeray St
  • Troy Pl
  • Twain St
  • Ulandi Pl
  • Ursula St
  • Voltaire Rd
  • Volta Pl
  • Weemala St
  • Whitefriars
  • Willis Pl
  • Willmott Ave
  • Wilson Ave
  • Windsor Rd
  • Woodberry Rd
  • Yargo St
  • Yarrabee Rd

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.