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Colo Heights NSW 2756

190 addresses · 4 streets

Macquarie Electorate › Hawkesbury LGA › Colo Heights · 71 km from Sydney

Living Here

Colo Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 336 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,607 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

336Population
40Median age
$1,607Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bilpin - Colo - St Albans statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Colo Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 27.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 97.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Colo Heights

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Colo Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202097.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201999.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202199.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Colo Heights
Population by age, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1440
15-1925
20-2417
25-3437
35-4448
45-5458
55-6438
65-7432
75-8417
85+6
Dwelling types in Colo Heights
Dwelling types, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House98
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Colo Heights
Households by weekly income, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49934
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Colo Heights
Top ancestries, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian168
English141
Scottish34
Irish26
Other26
German19
Housing tenure in Colo Heights
Housing tenure, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage47
Rented9
Other18
Cars per household in Colo Heights
Cars per household, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
228
321
4+32
Commute to work in Colo Heights
Commute to work, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car86
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Colo Heights
Top countries of birth, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand9
England8
South Africa5
Taiwan4
Languages used at home in Colo Heights
Languages used at home, Colo Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin4
Arabic3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

259 bird observations recorded near Colo Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Colo Heights

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.