Question 1

Is Winston Hills a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Winston Hills is a quiet, family-focused suburb in north-west Sydney's Hills district, with tree-lined streets and a largely residential feel. Most homes are detached on generous blocks, from mid-century cottages to newer family builds, with pockets of low-rise units near local shopping precincts. Parks, sporting fields and creekside walking routes suit active households, and community facilities and neighbourhood shops cover everyday needs.

About 12,123 people live in the suburb and the median age is 41, with families forming the bulk of households and home ownership high at 86.5%. Regular bus services, nearby rail stations and arterial roads link residents to larger centres. Recent local works include a commuter car park providing more than 120 commuter spaces, completed park and barbecue upgrades, shops in a staged upgrade program and a planned sports-field improvement. Whether Winston Hills suits you depends on what you value in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Winston Hills?

Accepted Answer

The median house price here is $1,650,000, which works out to about 13.7 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census. That multiple sits well above what people locally earned at the last Census, so buying a house in Winston Hills is a much larger stretch against the local incomes recorded then.

Renting looks less stretched by comparison. A house rent of $860 a week would take about 37% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share, while a unit at $670 a week would take about 29%, a moderate share. On these figures, renting a unit would use a smaller share of local income than buying a house does.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Winston Hills a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Rents for houses climbed 11.7% in Winston Hills over the past year, a strong rise, while house values rose a solid 5.2% over the same period. That means, on the houses side, the rent a property earns increased faster than its value this year.

Unit rents rose a modest 3.1% over the year. Which of these movements matters to you will depend on whether you are chasing rental income or capital growth and on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.65M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	5.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	19	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	29	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$860	$670
Change in rent Past 12 months	11.7%	3.1%

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