Colo Vale vs Welby

Colo Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Welby. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colo Vale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Colo Vale tends to suit couples, while Welby suits people living alone.

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 Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Welby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($376/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Colo Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (109.2 km vs 114.5 km)
  • But Welby is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Colo Vale carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 49/100)
  • Welby is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Colo Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Colo Vale and Welby 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 Vale Welby
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 Vale Welby
Walkability 0 / 28
Colo Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Welby — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 73 / 51
Colo Vale — Safety: 73/100 Welby — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 8 / 57
Colo Vale — Low fire risk: 8/100 Welby — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Colo Vale has more residents (1,775 vs 764); Colo Vale has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $70,564).

Colo Vale Welby
Population 1,775
+57% vs other
 764
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +0.8%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $97,500/yr
+28% vs other
 $70,564/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+13% vs other
 $376/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colo Vale Welby
0-4 7.5% / 5.5%
Colo Vale — 0-4: 7.5% Welby — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.1% / 11.9%
Colo Vale — 5-14: 13.1% Welby — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.6% / 6.8%
Colo Vale — 15-19: 6.6% Welby — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.1% / 7.2%
Colo Vale — 20-24: 6.1% Welby — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 13.2% / 9.7%
Colo Vale — 25-34: 13.2% Welby — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.8% / 10.7%
Colo Vale — 35-44: 10.8% Welby — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.6% / 14.1%
Colo Vale — 45-54: 14.6% Welby — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 12.0% / 14.3%
Colo Vale — 55-64: 12.0% Welby — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.4% / 11.5%
Colo Vale — 65-74: 11.4% Welby — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 4.5% / 5.8%
Colo Vale — 75-84: 4.5% Welby — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.8% / 2.1%
Colo Vale — 85+: 0.8% Welby — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colo Vale 53.7% couple families
Colo Vale — Couple Families: 53.7% Colo Vale — Lone Person: 25.6% Colo Vale — One Parent Families: 16.3% Colo Vale — Other Families: 1.8% Colo Vale — Group Household: 2.7%
Welby 37.2% couple families
Welby — Couple Families: 37.2% Welby — Lone Person: 38.0% Welby — One Parent Families: 19.7% Welby — Other Families: 3.8% Welby — Group Household: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colo Vale 17.9% renting
Colo Vale — Owned Outright: 34.8% Colo Vale — Mortgage: 47.3% Colo Vale — Renting: 17.9%
Welby 32.4% renting
Welby — Owned Outright: 36.9% Welby — Mortgage: 30.7% Welby — Renting: 32.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colo Vale Welby
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 20.5%
Colo Vale — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Welby — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.5%
Colo Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Welby — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.0%
Colo Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Welby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.7%
Colo Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Welby — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.7%
Colo Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Welby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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 Vale Welby
England 3.6% / 4.8%
Colo Vale — England: 3.6% Welby — England: 4.8%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Colo Vale — Scotland: 0.7% Welby — Scotland: 0.5%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.7%
Colo Vale — New Zealand: 0.5% Welby — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.4%
Colo Vale — Philippines: 0.5% Welby — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany 0.7% / —
Colo Vale — Germany: 0.7% Welby — Germany: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.7%
Colo Vale — Canada: not among its largest Welby — Canada: 0.7%
Nepal — / 0.5%
Colo Vale — Nepal: not among its largest Welby — Nepal: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colo Vale 98.7% houses
Colo Vale — Houses: 98.7% Colo Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Welby 97.6% houses
Welby — Houses: 97.6% Welby — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colo Vale Welby
Median house price $965,000 $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $605,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 23 sales
 54 days
from 4 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Colo Vale Welby
3 bed $889K / $875K
Colo Vale — 3 bed: $889K (18 sales) Welby — 3 bed: $875K (8 sales)

18 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $995K
Colo Vale — 4 bed: $1.07M (23 sales) Welby — 4 bed: $995K (7 sales)

23 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Colo Vale has more land zoned for conservation (76% vs 46%); Colo Vale has more rural and farming land (21% vs 0%).

Colo Vale Welby
Environmental 76% 46%
Residential 2% 34%
Rural and farming 21% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 14%
Parks and recreation 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 Vale Welby
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Colo Vale Welby
Houses 3.0%
$700/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colo Vale Welby
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of NSW —

Liveability

Welby is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Colo Vale Welby
Grade C
same for both
Score 31/100 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Colo Vale carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 43); Welby carries more crime risk (49 vs 27).

Colo Vale Welby
Bushfire High
92/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
49/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Colo Vale Welby
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Colo Vale

  • Colo Vale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Welby

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

Amenities in the suburb

Colo Vale Welby
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Welby sits further from the CBD (114.5 km vs 109.2 km).

Colo Vale Welby
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 109.2 km 114.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 83 min 88 min
Public transport score 49/100
Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
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 Vale Welby
Car (driver) 75.8% / 70.1%
Colo Vale — Car (driver): 75.8% Welby — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 18.0%
Colo Vale — Worked from Home: 18.6% Welby — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 9.2%
Colo Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1% Welby — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.7%
Colo Vale — Walked Only: 1.1% Welby — Walked Only: 2.7%
Train 0.5% / —
Colo Vale — Train: 0.5% Welby — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Colo Vale Welby
Elevation 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 641 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.7 km 41.5 km

NBN connectivity

Colo Vale Welby
Connectivity score 51/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
695 premises
 40%
338 premises

Climate

Colo Vale Welby
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Colo Vale Welby
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

Colo Vale Welby
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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