Colo Heights vs Colo
Colo Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Colo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Colo tends to suit couples.
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 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 81%)
- But Colo is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 72%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Colo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Colo Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Colo
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 6/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (84.2 km vs 103.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 95 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Colo
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 6%)
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 6/100)
- But Colo Heights has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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 Colo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Colo Heights has more residents (336 vs 62); Colo has higher household incomes ($116,948 vs $83,564).
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 336 +82% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 45 |
| Median household income | $83,564/yr | $116,948/yr +40% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $325/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,290,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 89% | 93% |
| Rural and farming | 11% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 6% |
| 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 | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 13% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
Colo is more walkable (19 vs 6).
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Colo Heights carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 51).
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | — |
| 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 | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Colo Heights
- Colo Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Colo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 26 | 1 |
Mobility
Colo Heights sits further from the CBD (103.6 km vs 84.2 km).
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 103.6 km +19% vs other | 84.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 95 min | 90 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2756 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2756 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).
Setting
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 330 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 81 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hawkesbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Colo Heights | Colo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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