Colo NSW 2756

Located in New South Wales, Colo sits 84 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 30 minutes by car. The locality has 62 residents, a median age of 45, and a median household income of $116,948 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality grew 3.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $325 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,920. Walkability is low.

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Median Land Price

Q4 2025

Colo's land market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 100% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have fallen roughly 96% over the past decade — 28.5% per year on average.

$1,000

last 3 quarters
↓ −99.7% year-on-year
↓ −96.5% over 2015–2025 (−28.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$700/wk
65 bonds
+46% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2756 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

115 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2756.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Putty Road 3 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Hawkesbury City Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Colo is very car-dependent on foot — at 19/100, nearly all errands require a car.

19
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 48
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Colo.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 21% in NSW
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
29
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Hawkesbury: council population

The whole council area, not just Colo · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
69,299
+1.0% in a year
Change
+660
people since 2024
Density
25
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+424
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+8
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+228
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Colo is home to 62 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 9.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

62

3.3% since 2016

Median Age

45

15.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$116,948/yr

63.6% since 2016
Top 19% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$325/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,920/mo

11.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.5

29.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,700/yr

26.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

9.8%

Unoccupied Dwellings

56.2%

Total Dwellings

16

11.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.0%

5.0% since 2016

Houses

81.2%

2.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

14.5%

Mortgage Stress

19.7%

45.9% since 2016

Work From Home

21.4%

143.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 13 (81.2%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (18.8%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 9 (60.0%)
Mortgage 3 (20.0%)
Renting 3 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
82.3%
English Spoken at Home
96.8%
Employment Rate
66.7%
24.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
51.6%

Occupations

Professionals 12 (32.4%)
Technicians & Trades 11 (29.7%)
Managers 6 (16.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (13.5%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (8.1%)
Sales 3 (8.1%)
Labourers 3 (8.1%)

Religion

Christianity 30 (48.4%)
No Religion 26 (41.9%)
Other Religions 5 (8.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Thailand 4 (6.5%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Thai 4 (6.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (6.5%)
5-14 7 (11.3%)
15-19 9 (14.5%)
20-24 3 (4.8%)
25-34 5 (8.1%)
35-44 5 (8.1%)
45-54 11 (17.7%)
55-64 12 (19.4%)
65-74 3 (4.8%)
75-84 4 (6.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 6 (100.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 19 (67.9%)
Worked from Home 6 (21.4%)
Walked Only 3 (10.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 19 (30.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (8.1%)
Bachelor Degree 5 (8.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3 (4.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

2 cars 8 (50.0%)
4+ cars 7 (43.8%)

Council Rates

Hawkesbury
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,650 a year through Hawkesbury based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,650/yr
34% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Colo's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 93%
  • Infrastructure and transport 6%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Hawkesbury

The whole council area, not just Colo · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 459 new dwellings were approved across Hawkesbury. That mix is 416 houses and 43 units. Approvals are up 2.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
459dwellings
+2.6% YoY
Houses
416
detached dwellings
Units
43
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 14.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Richmond monitoring station, 22.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, 22.9 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
26 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
41.6 km
Annual rainfall
806 mm
59 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2756, 139 of 30,557 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (821 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.05%
2023
0.12%
2024
0.32%
2025
0.46%

Rooftop solar

46
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 9.7 kW each

In postcode 2756, 5,677 rooftop-solar systems totalling 54.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,362 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 409 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
356
2020
519
2021
529
2022
423
2023
588
2024
456
2025
357
2026
246

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Federal Electorate

Division of Macquarie

Currently held by Susan Templeman Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Susan Templeman 57.7% 42.3% +1.4
2022 Susan Templeman 57.8% 42.2% -7.6
2019 Susan Templeman 50.2% 49.8% +2.0

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Hawkesbury District

Currently held by Robyn Preston Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Robyn Preston LP 59.8%
2019 Robyn Preston LP 67.5%
2015 Dominic Perrottet LP 67.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Colo

What natural hazards affect Colo?

Colo has a moderate recorded bushfire history (51/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Colo?

Colo, NSW had a population of 62 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Colo, NSW?

The postcode for Colo, NSW is 2756.

How far is Colo from Sydney?

Colo is 84 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 90 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Colo?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Colo was $116,948 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Colo?

There are too few current rental listings in Colo for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $325, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Colo?

The median age of residents in Colo was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Colo at risk of bushfire?

Colo has a moderate recorded bushfire history (51/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Colo walkable?

Colo scores 19/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Colo?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Colo (Richmond) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.5 µg/m³. That puts Colo below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Colo?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Colo, Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury (22.9 km away), 806 mm of rain a year over 59 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median land price in Colo?

The median sale price for land lots in Colo was $1,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Colo?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Colo belong to?

Colo sits within the Hawkesbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Colo?

The average residential rates bill through Hawkesbury is $1,650 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Colo?

Across Hawkesbury, 459 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 2.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Colo in?

Colo sits within the federal Division of Macquarie, currently held by Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party).

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