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South Windsor
New South Wales
South Windsor is located in New South Wales
South Windsor
South Windsor
Location in New South Wales
Postcode(s) 2756
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
Location 59.5 km (37 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s) Hawkesbury
Federal Division(s) Macquarie
Suburbs around South Windsor:
Richmond Windsor Windsor
Richmond South Windsor Mulgrave
Londonderry Bligh Park 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.

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 2011 census, 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%.

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