South Windsor, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
South Windsor
State:nsw
Lga:City of Hawkesbury
Postcode:2756
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-33.6253°N 150.8044°W
Elevation:20
Stategov:Hawkesbury
Fedgov:Macquarie
Dist1:59.5
Location1:Sydney CBD
Near-Nw:Richmond
Near-N:Windsor
Near-Ne:Windsor
Near-W:Richmond
Near-E:Mulgrave
Near-Sw:Londonderry
Near-S:Bligh Park
Near-Se:Mulgrave

South Windsor is a suburb of the town of Windsor in north west Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is generally bounded in the west by Rickabys Creek and in the east by South Creek, both tributaries of the Hawkesbury River. It is also home of Bede Polding College, a Catholic secondary school.[1]

South Windsor was previously called "Newtown"; the new name of "South Windsor" was assigned on 10 September 2004.

The population is somewhat younger than the bulk of the country. In the, the median age of people in South Windsor was 33 years, compared to the national median of 37 years. Children aged under 15 years made up 22.7% of the population, and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.2% of the population.

The majority of residents (82.6%) were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 0.8%, Philippines 0.7% and Malta 0.4%.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish links . St Matthew's Catholic Parish, Windsor, NSW . 2014 . 17 June 2019 .