Colo Heights vs Webbs Creek

Colo Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 58 in Webbs Creek. 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 Webbs Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Webbs Creek: a median of $3.6 million, against $1.29 million in Colo Heights, though rent is higher in Colo Heights. On these figures, Colo Heights tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Webbs Creek suits people living alone and older residents.

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 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 46%)
  • But Webbs Creek carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Colo Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,290,000 vs $3,600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Webbs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Colo Heights has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 134 min)
  • Webbs Creek sits closer to the CBD (87 km vs 103.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Webbs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Webbs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Colo Heights and Webbs Creek 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 Webbs Creek
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 Webbs Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Colo Heights — Walkability: 6/100 Webbs Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 57
Colo Heights — Safety: 46/100 Webbs Creek — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 13 / 12
Colo Heights — Low fire risk: 13/100 Webbs Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Colo Heights rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Colo Heights has more residents (336 vs 55).

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Population 336
+84% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +25.0%
Median age 40 58
Median household income $83,564/yr
+26% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
0-4 7.7% / 10.9%
Colo Heights — 0-4: 7.7% Webbs Creek — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 11.9% / 5.5%
Colo Heights — 5-14: 11.9% Webbs Creek — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 7.4% / —
Colo Heights — 15-19: 7.4% Webbs Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.1% / —
Colo Heights — 20-24: 5.1% Webbs Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.0% / 5.5%
Colo Heights — 25-34: 11.0% Webbs Creek — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 14.3% / 5.5%
Colo Heights — 35-44: 14.3% Webbs Creek — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 17.3% / 20.0%
Colo Heights — 45-54: 17.3% Webbs Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 11.3% / 32.7%
Colo Heights — 55-64: 11.3% Webbs Creek — 55-64: 32.7%
65-74 9.5% / 21.8%
Colo Heights — 65-74: 9.5% Webbs Creek — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 5.1% / 12.7%
Colo Heights — 75-84: 5.1% Webbs Creek — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ 1.8% / —
Colo Heights — 85+: 1.8% Webbs Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).

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%
Webbs Creek 46.2% couple families
Webbs Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Webbs Creek — Lone Person: 53.8% Webbs Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Webbs Creek 0.0% renting
Webbs Creek — Owned Outright: 72.2% Webbs Creek — Mortgage: 27.8% Webbs Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Webbs Creek
England 2.4% / 7.3%
Colo Heights — England: 2.4% Webbs Creek — England: 7.3%
South Africa 1.5% / 7.3%
Colo Heights — South Africa: 1.5% Webbs Creek — South Africa: 7.3%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Colo Heights — New Zealand: 2.7% Webbs Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Taiwan 1.2% / —
Colo Heights — Taiwan: 1.2% Webbs Creek — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 30.9%
Colo Heights — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Webbs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 30.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 12.7%
Colo Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Webbs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.5%
Colo Heights — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Webbs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / —
Colo Heights — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Webbs Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).

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%
Webbs Creek 90.0% houses
Webbs Creek — Houses: 90.0% Webbs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Median house price $1,290,000 $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Webbs Creek has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 89%); Colo Heights has more rural and farming land (11% vs 0%).

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Environmental 89% 100%
Rural and farming 11% 0%
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 Webbs Creek
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Colo Heights carries more crime risk (54 vs 43).

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 Webbs Creek
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 Webbs Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 26 5

Mobility

Colo Heights sits further from the CBD (103.6 km vs 87 km).

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 103.6 km
+16% vs other
 87 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 0.6%
postcode 2775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 36
postcode 2775

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 Webbs Creek
Car (driver) 68.0% / 46.2%
Colo Heights — Car (driver): 68.0% Webbs Creek — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 53.8%
Colo Heights — Worked from Home: 23.0% Webbs Creek — Worked from Home: 53.8%
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Colo Heights — Walked Only: 6.6% Webbs Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Colo Heights — Car (passenger): 2.5% Webbs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Colo Heights Webbs Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Colo Heights

Rural

Webbs Creek

Luxury Professionals Retirees Rural Young Families

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