Alpine vs Colo Vale

Colo Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Alpine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alpine, most households are couple families. In Colo Vale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Alpine: a median of $2.58 million, against $965,000 in Colo Vale, though rent is higher in Colo Vale. On these figures, Colo Vale tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Colo Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Alpine has cheaper land ($160,000 vs $605,000)
  • Colo Vale has cheaper houses ($965,000 vs $2,575,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alpine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (106.7 km vs 109.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Colo Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alpine and Colo Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alpine Colo Vale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alpine Colo Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Alpine — Walkability: 0/100 Colo Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 73
Alpine — Safety: 72/100 Colo Vale — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 17 / 8
Alpine — Low fire risk: 17/100 Colo Vale — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Colo Vale has more residents (1,775 vs 141); Colo Vale rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk).

Alpine Colo Vale
Population 141 1,775
+1159% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +9.7%
Median age 49 38
Median household income $119,132/yr
+18% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $430/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alpine Colo Vale
0-4 3.5% / 7.5%
Alpine — 0-4: 3.5% Colo Vale — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 11.3% / 13.1%
Alpine — 5-14: 11.3% Colo Vale — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 9.9% / 6.6%
Alpine — 15-19: 9.9% Colo Vale — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 2.1% / 6.1%
Alpine — 20-24: 2.1% Colo Vale — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 9.9% / 13.2%
Alpine — 25-34: 9.9% Colo Vale — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.3% / 10.8%
Alpine — 35-44: 11.3% Colo Vale — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 11.3% / 14.6%
Alpine — 45-54: 11.3% Colo Vale — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 22.7% / 12.0%
Alpine — 55-64: 22.7% Colo Vale — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.9% / 11.4%
Alpine — 65-74: 9.9% Colo Vale — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 7.8% / 4.5%
Alpine — 75-84: 7.8% Colo Vale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 0.8%
Alpine — 85+: not among its largest Colo Vale — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alpine 55.6% couple families
Alpine — Couple Families: 55.6% Alpine — Lone Person: 25.0% Alpine — One Parent Families: 19.4% Alpine — Group Household: 0.0% Alpine — Other Families: 0.0%
Colo Vale 53.7% couple families
Colo Vale — Couple Families: 53.7% Colo Vale — Lone Person: 25.6% Colo Vale — One Parent Families: 16.3% Colo Vale — Group Household: 2.7% Colo Vale — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alpine 22.7% renting
Alpine — Owned Outright: 47.7% Alpine — Mortgage: 29.5% Alpine — Renting: 22.7%
Colo Vale 17.9% renting
Colo Vale — Owned Outright: 34.8% Colo Vale — Mortgage: 47.3% Colo Vale — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alpine Colo Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 22.0%
Alpine — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Colo Vale — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 8.1%
Alpine — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Colo Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 8.2%
Alpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Colo Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 2.0%
Alpine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Colo Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 1.4%
Alpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Colo Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alpine Colo Vale
England — / 3.6%
Alpine — England: not among its largest Colo Vale — England: 3.6%
Indonesia 3.5% / —
Alpine — Indonesia: 3.5% Colo Vale — Indonesia: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.8% / 0.5%
Alpine — New Zealand: 2.8% Colo Vale — New Zealand: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Alpine — Scotland: not among its largest Colo Vale — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Alpine — Germany: not among its largest Colo Vale — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Alpine — Philippines: not among its largest Colo Vale — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alpine 88.5% houses
Alpine — Houses: 88.5% Alpine — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Colo Vale 98.7% houses
Colo Vale — Houses: 98.7% Colo Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alpine Colo Vale
Median house price $2,575,000 $965,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $160,000 $605,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Alpine Colo Vale
Environmental 81% 76%
Rural and farming 16% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Alpine Colo Vale
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alpine Colo Vale
Houses — 3.0%
$700/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Alpine Colo Vale
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Alpine Colo Vale
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Alpine Colo Vale
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Alpine Colo Vale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Alpine

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Colo Vale

  • Colo Vale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alpine Colo Vale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Colo Vale sits further from the CBD (109.2 km vs 106.7 km).

Alpine Colo Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 106.7 km 109.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alpine Colo Vale
Car (driver) 66.1% / 75.8%
Alpine — Car (driver): 66.1% Colo Vale — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 18.6%
Alpine — Worked from Home: 33.9% Colo Vale — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Alpine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Colo Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Alpine — Walked Only: not among its largest Colo Vale — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 0.5%
Alpine — Train: not among its largest Colo Vale — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Alpine Colo Vale
Elevation 604 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.6 km 40.7 km

NBN connectivity

Alpine Colo Vale
Connectivity score 29/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 17%
695 premises

Climate

Alpine Colo Vale
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Alpine Colo Vale
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Alpine Colo Vale
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alpine Colo Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alpine

Premium Rural

Colo Vale

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