Colo vs Blaxlands Ridge
Blaxlands Ridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Colo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Colo is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 91%)
- Blaxlands Ridge has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Colo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
- has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $470/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blaxlands Ridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 90 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (75.8 km vs 84.2 km)
- But Colo is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Colo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Colo and Blaxlands Ridge 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
Blaxlands Ridge has more residents (589 vs 62); Blaxlands Ridge rents higher ($470/wk vs $325/wk).
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 589 +850% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.3% | — |
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr | $143,728/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk | $470/wk +45% 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 | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,470,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Blaxlands Ridge has more rural and farming land (67% vs 1%); Colo has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 32%).
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 93% | 32% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 67% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 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
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
Colo is more walkable (19 vs 5).
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 41/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Blaxlands Ridge carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 51).
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 35/100 |
| 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 | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Colo sits further from the CBD (84.2 km vs 75.8 km).
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 84.2 km +10% vs other | 75.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 90 min | 72 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).
Setting
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.6 km | 40.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 201 premises |
Climate
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hawkesbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Colo | Blaxlands Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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