Colo vs Lower Portland

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

They split

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

  • Colo is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)
  • Lower Portland has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Colo

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,000 vs $1,050,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Colo

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Portland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Colo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 3%)
  • Lower Portland has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Lower Portland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.7% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Colo and Lower Portland 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 Lower Portland
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 Lower Portland
Walkability 19 / 16
Colo — Walkability: 19/100 Lower Portland — Walkability: 16/100
Low fire risk 49 / 11
Colo — Low fire risk: 49/100 Lower Portland — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Lower Portland has more residents (711 vs 62); Lower Portland rents higher ($400/wk vs $325/wk).

Colo Lower Portland
Population 62 711
+1047% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +20.7%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $116,948/yr
+13% vs other
 $102,180/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $400/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colo Lower Portland
0-4 6.5% / 4.8%
Colo — 0-4: 6.5% Lower Portland — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.3% / 12.9%
Colo — 5-14: 11.3% Lower Portland — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 14.5% / 7.5%
Colo — 15-19: 14.5% Lower Portland — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 4.8% / 4.2%
Colo — 20-24: 4.8% Lower Portland — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.1% / 8.4%
Colo — 25-34: 8.1% Lower Portland — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 8.1% / 11.1%
Colo — 35-44: 8.1% Lower Portland — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 17.7% / 15.9%
Colo — 45-54: 17.7% Lower Portland — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 19.4% / 16.7%
Colo — 55-64: 19.4% Lower Portland — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 4.8% / 13.9%
Colo — 65-74: 4.8% Lower Portland — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.5% / 5.1%
Colo — 75-84: 6.5% Lower Portland — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 0.4%
Colo — 85+: not among its largest Lower Portland — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colo 100.0% couple families
Colo — Couple Families: 100.0% Colo — Lone Person: 0.0% Colo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Colo — Other Families: 0.0% Colo — Group Household: 0.0%
Lower Portland 61.8% couple families
Lower Portland — Couple Families: 61.8% Lower Portland — Lone Person: 15.8% Lower Portland — One Parent Families: 13.2% Lower Portland — Other Families: 4.6% Lower Portland — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colo 20.0% renting
Colo — Owned Outright: 60.0% Colo — Mortgage: 20.0% Colo — Renting: 20.0%
Lower Portland 7.5% renting
Lower Portland — Owned Outright: 36.2% Lower Portland — Mortgage: 56.3% Lower Portland — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colo Lower Portland
Certificate III & IV 30.6% / 20.1%
Colo — Certificate III & IV: 30.6% Lower Portland — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.9%
Colo — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Lower Portland — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.9%
Colo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Lower Portland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 2.5%
Colo — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Lower Portland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Colo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lower Portland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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.

Colo Lower Portland
Thailand 6.5% / —
Colo — Thailand: 6.5% Lower Portland — Thailand: not among its largest
England — / 3.8%
Colo — England: not among its largest Lower Portland — England: 3.8%
China — / 0.7%
Colo — China: not among its largest Lower Portland — China: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.6%
Colo — Canada: not among its largest Lower Portland — Canada: 0.6%
Fiji — / 0.6%
Colo — Fiji: not among its largest Lower Portland — Fiji: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Colo — New Zealand: not among its largest Lower Portland — New Zealand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colo 81.2% houses
Colo — Houses: 81.2% Colo — Flats / Apartments: 18.8% Colo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lower Portland 96.6% houses
Lower Portland — Houses: 96.6% Lower Portland — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Lower Portland — Townhouses: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Colo Lower Portland
Median house price — $2,595,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,000 $1,050,000

Zoning mix

Lower Portland has more rural and farming land (60% vs 1%); Colo has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 40%).

Colo Lower Portland
Environmental 93% 40%
Rural and farming 1% 60%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 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 Lower Portland
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colo Lower Portland
House price — Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 16% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Colo Lower Portland
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Lower Portland carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 51).

Colo Lower Portland
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 High
89/100
Crime — Moderate
42/100
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 Lower Portland
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 Lower Portland
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 14

Mobility

Colo Lower Portland
Walkability score 19/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 84.2 km 83.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 81 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.

Colo Lower Portland
Car (driver) 67.9% / 61.4%
Colo — Car (driver): 67.9% Lower Portland — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 34.1%
Colo — Worked from Home: 21.4% Lower Portland — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Walked Only 10.7% / 1.9%
Colo — Walked Only: 10.7% Lower Portland — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Colo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lower Portland — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Colo Lower Portland
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.6 km 34.0 km

NBN connectivity

Colo Lower Portland
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
279 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Colo Lower Portland
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 Lower Portland
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Colo Lower Portland
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Colo

Affordable Professionals Rural

Lower Portland

Rural

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