Colo Heights vs Bilpin

Colo Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Bilpin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colo Heights, most households are couple families. In Bilpin, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Colo Heights: a median of $1.29 million, against $1.04 million in Bilpin, though rent is higher in Bilpin. On these figures, Colo Heights tends to suit couples, while Bilpin suits people living alone 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 Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 58%)
  • But Bilpin carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bilpin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,040,000 vs $1,290,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Colo Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $410/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Colo Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 135 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bilpin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colo Heights Bilpin
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.

Colo Heights Bilpin
Walkability 6 / 0
Colo Heights — Walkability: 6/100 Bilpin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 62
Colo Heights — Safety: 46/100 Bilpin — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 13 / 11
Colo Heights — Low fire risk: 13/100 Bilpin — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Bilpin has more residents (653 vs 336); Bilpin rents higher ($410/wk vs $250/wk).

Colo Heights Bilpin
Population 336 653
+94% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -1.8%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $83,564/yr $87,984/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $410/wk
+64% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colo Heights Bilpin
0-4 7.7% / 4.3%
Colo Heights — 0-4: 7.7% Bilpin — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.9% / 13.0%
Colo Heights — 5-14: 11.9% Bilpin — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.4% / 6.3%
Colo Heights — 15-19: 7.4% Bilpin — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.1% / 3.1%
Colo Heights — 20-24: 5.1% Bilpin — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.0% / 6.1%
Colo Heights — 25-34: 11.0% Bilpin — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 14.3% / 9.3%
Colo Heights — 35-44: 14.3% Bilpin — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 17.3% / 18.7%
Colo Heights — 45-54: 17.3% Bilpin — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 11.3% / 18.1%
Colo Heights — 55-64: 11.3% Bilpin — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 9.5% / 12.3%
Colo Heights — 65-74: 9.5% Bilpin — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 5.1% / 5.4%
Colo Heights — 75-84: 5.1% Bilpin — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.8% / 1.4%
Colo Heights — 85+: 1.8% Bilpin — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colo Heights 59.4% couple families
Colo Heights — Couple Families: 59.4% Colo Heights — Lone Person: 27.5% Colo Heights — One Parent Families: 13.0% Colo Heights — Group Household: 0.0% Colo Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Bilpin 46.4% couple families
Bilpin — Couple Families: 46.4% Bilpin — Lone Person: 36.3% Bilpin — One Parent Families: 11.3% Bilpin — Group Household: 3.0% Bilpin — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colo Heights 10.2% renting
Colo Heights — Owned Outright: 36.4% Colo Heights — Mortgage: 53.4% Colo Heights — Renting: 10.2%
Bilpin 7.1% renting
Bilpin — Owned Outright: 48.4% Bilpin — Mortgage: 44.4% Bilpin — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colo Heights Bilpin
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 20.2%
Colo Heights — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Bilpin — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.3%
Colo Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Bilpin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 9.6%
Colo Heights — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Bilpin — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Colo Heights — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bilpin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Colo Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bilpin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Colo Heights Bilpin
England 2.4% / 3.1%
Colo Heights — England: 2.4% Bilpin — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.0%
Colo Heights — New Zealand: 2.7% Bilpin — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.9%
Colo Heights — South Africa: 1.5% Bilpin — South Africa: 0.9%
Taiwan 1.2% / —
Colo Heights — Taiwan: 1.2% Bilpin — Taiwan: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.2%
Colo Heights — Vietnam: not among its largest Bilpin — Vietnam: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.2%
Colo Heights — Germany: not among its largest Bilpin — Germany: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colo Heights 94.2% houses
Colo Heights — Houses: 94.2% Colo Heights — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Bilpin 98.8% houses
Bilpin — Houses: 98.8% Bilpin — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colo Heights Bilpin
Median house price $1,290,000 $1,040,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 3 sales
 84 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Colo Heights Bilpin
Environmental 89% 84%
Rural and farming 11% 15%
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

Colo Heights Bilpin
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colo Heights Bilpin
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Colo Heights Bilpin
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Colo Heights carries more crime risk (54 vs 38).

Colo Heights Bilpin
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
89/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
38/100
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
same for both

Schools

Colo Heights Bilpin
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Colo Heights

  • Colo Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bilpin

  • Bilpin Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colo Heights Bilpin
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 26 7

Mobility

Colo Heights Bilpin
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 103.6 km 104.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 135 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 0.9%
postcode 2758
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 57
postcode 2758

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.

Colo Heights Bilpin
Car (driver) 68.0% / 56.8%
Colo Heights — Car (driver): 68.0% Bilpin — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 37.4%
Colo Heights — Worked from Home: 23.0% Bilpin — Worked from Home: 37.4%
Walked Only 6.6% / 3.7%
Colo Heights — Walked Only: 6.6% Bilpin — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.1%
Colo Heights — Car (passenger): 2.5% Bilpin — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Colo Heights Bilpin
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 513 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Colo Heights Bilpin
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
269 premises

Climate

Colo Heights Bilpin
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Colo Heights Bilpin
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Colo Heights Bilpin
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Colo Heights

Rural

Bilpin

Rural

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