Colo vs Wheeny Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colo, the large majority of households are couple families. In Wheeny Creek, about half 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 67%)
- Wheeny Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 81%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Colo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($1,000 vs $405,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Wheeny Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Colo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (84.2 km vs 87.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Colo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Wheeny Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (289.5% vs 3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Colo and Wheeny 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.
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 rents higher ($325/wk vs $0/wk); Colo has higher household incomes ($116,948 vs $97,448).
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 74 +19% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.3% | +289.5% |
| Median age | 45 same for both | |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr +17% vs other | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,000 | $405,000 |
Zoning mix
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 93% | 100% |
| 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 | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
Colo is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wheeny Creek carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 51).
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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 | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Wheeny Creek sits further from the CBD (87.9 km vs 84.2 km).
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 84.2 km | 87.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 90 min | 91 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 | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.6 km | 48.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hawkesbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Colo | Wheeny Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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