Braemar vs Colo Vale

Braemar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Colo Vale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Braemar, most households are couple families. In Colo Vale, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Colo Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($605,000 vs $830,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Colo Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $570/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)
  • But Braemar has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Braemar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 83 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Braemar is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • Colo Vale carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Braemar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (116.1% vs 9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Braemar 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.

Braemar 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.

Braemar Colo Vale
Walkability 22 / 0
Braemar — Walkability: 22/100 Colo Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 73
Braemar — Safety: 62/100 Colo Vale — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 19 / 8
Braemar — Low fire risk: 19/100 Colo Vale — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Colo Vale has more residents (1,775 vs 966); Braemar rents higher ($570/wk vs $430/wk).

Braemar Colo Vale
Population 966 1,775
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +116.1% +9.7%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $100,360/yr
+3% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+25% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Braemar Colo Vale
0-4 10.0% / 7.5%
Braemar — 0-4: 10.0% Colo Vale — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 14.4% / 13.1%
Braemar — 5-14: 14.4% Colo Vale — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.8% / 6.6%
Braemar — 15-19: 4.8% Colo Vale — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.2% / 6.1%
Braemar — 20-24: 5.2% Colo Vale — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 17.7% / 13.2%
Braemar — 25-34: 17.7% Colo Vale — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 16.3% / 10.8%
Braemar — 35-44: 16.3% Colo Vale — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.8% / 14.6%
Braemar — 45-54: 10.8% Colo Vale — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 8.2% / 12.0%
Braemar — 55-64: 8.2% Colo Vale — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 7.9% / 11.4%
Braemar — 65-74: 7.9% Colo Vale — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 3.7% / 4.5%
Braemar — 75-84: 3.7% Colo Vale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.2% / 0.8%
Braemar — 85+: 1.2% Colo Vale — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Braemar 57.7% couple families
Braemar — Couple Families: 57.7% Braemar — Lone Person: 22.4% Braemar — One Parent Families: 15.0% Braemar — Group Household: 3.7% Braemar — Other Families: 1.2%
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.

Braemar 30.1% renting
Braemar — Owned Outright: 26.0% Braemar — Mortgage: 43.9% Braemar — Renting: 30.1%
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.

Braemar Colo Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 22.0%
Braemar — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Colo Vale — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 8.1%
Braemar — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Colo Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.2%
Braemar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Colo Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 2.0%
Braemar — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Colo Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.4%
Braemar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% 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.

Braemar Colo Vale
England 2.8% / 3.6%
Braemar — England: 2.8% Colo Vale — England: 3.6%
Nepal 5.4% / —
Braemar — Nepal: 5.4% Colo Vale — Nepal: not among its largest
India 4.9% / —
Braemar — India: 4.9% Colo Vale — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.9% / 0.5%
Braemar — New Zealand: 1.9% Colo Vale — New Zealand: 0.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Braemar — Philippines: 0.8% Colo Vale — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Braemar — Scotland: not among its largest Colo Vale — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Braemar — Germany: not among its largest Colo Vale — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Braemar 96.9% houses
Braemar — Houses: 96.9% Braemar — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Colo Vale 98.7% houses
Colo Vale — Houses: 98.7% Colo Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Braemar Colo Vale
Median house price $1,010,000 $965,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $830,500 $605,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 10 sales
 32 days
from 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Braemar Colo Vale
3 bed $978K / $889K
Braemar — 3 bed: $978K (6 sales) Colo Vale — 3 bed: $889K (18 sales)

6 vs 18 sales

4 bed $992K / $1.07M
Braemar — 4 bed: $992K (21 sales) Colo Vale — 4 bed: $1.07M (23 sales)

21 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Colo Vale has more land zoned for conservation (76% vs 0%); Braemar has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 0%).

Braemar Colo Vale
Environmental 0% 76%
Industrial 43% 0%
Residential 30% 2%
Rural and farming 17% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 1%
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

Braemar 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Braemar Colo Vale
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Braemar is more walkable (22 vs 0); Braemar scores higher overall (39 vs 31).

Braemar Colo Vale
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Braemar carries more crime risk (38 vs 27); Colo Vale carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 81).

Braemar Colo Vale
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
38/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Braemar 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 Braemar

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

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

Mobility

Braemar Colo Vale
Walkability score 22/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 107.6 km 109.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 83 min
Public transport score 38/100
Bus
 49/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Braemar Colo Vale
Car (driver) 77.0% / 75.8%
Braemar — Car (driver): 77.0% Colo Vale — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 18.6%
Braemar — Worked from Home: 15.9% Colo Vale — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.1%
Braemar — Car (passenger): 5.1% Colo Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.1%
Braemar — Walked Only: 0.7% Colo Vale — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train 0.7% / 0.5%
Braemar — Train: 0.7% Colo Vale — Train: 0.5%
Bus 0.7% / —
Braemar — Bus: 0.7% Colo Vale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Braemar Colo Vale
Elevation 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 40.7 km

NBN connectivity

Braemar Colo Vale
Connectivity score 81/100 51/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
597 premises
 17%
695 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Braemar

Acreage Family Young Families

Colo Vale

Acreage

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