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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Winston Hills is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 12,123, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 23 km from the Sydney CBD, Winston Hills is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $120,068 per year.
Winston Hills benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing.
Official Australia Post postcode for Winston Hills. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Winston Hills on My School →Estimated 5 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 12,123 residents, Winston Hills is one of New South Wales's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.3× the state median of 5,325 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $120,068/year runs 23% above the New South Wales suburb median of $97,552, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Rent of $530/week (86% coverage of the $2,681/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $384/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. 23 km from Sydney places Winston Hills in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 23% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Winston Hills stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Winston Hills sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Winston Hills | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,123 | 5,325 | +128% |
| Median household income | $120,068/yr | $97,552/yr | +23% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $530 | $430 | +23% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,681 | $2,167 | +24% |
| Distance to CBD | 23 km | 45 km | -49% |
| Separate houses | 84% | 76% | +8pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Winston Hills — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 23% above the New South Wales suburb median ($120,068 vs $97,552), and the 23 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In New South Wales, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $530/week (~$2,297/month) covers 86% of the $2,681/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $384/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 84% houses in a 12,123-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Winston Hills enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 23% above the New South Wales suburb median of $97,552 and a population of 12,123 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider NSW market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~86% of the typical mortgage ($2,297/month rent vs $2,681/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 71/100 places Winston Hills in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Winston Hills scores 71/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 12,123, median household income of $120,068/year and median weekly rent of $530. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Winston Hills are proximity to Sydney (23 km), an above-state-median household income of $120,068/year, a dwelling mix that is 84% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 5 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Winston Hills has a usual resident population of approximately 12,123, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Winston Hills sits 23 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $530 in Winston Hills, equating to approximately $27,560/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Winston Hills is $2,681, or approximately $32,172/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $530 works out to $2,297/month, covering 86% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,681/month. That leaves a $384/month shortfall (around $4,608/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,681 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.