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Colo Vale NSW 2575

850 addresses · 37 streets

Hume Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Colo Vale · 89 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Colo Vale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,775 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,775Population
38Median age
$1,875Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hill Top - Colo Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Colo Vale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yerrinbool, 6.4 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 33.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 80.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Colo Vale

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

Tree cover measures, Colo Vale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202080.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Colo Vale
Population by age, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4133
5-14233
15-19117
20-24109
25-34235
35-44192
45-54259
55-64213
65-74202
75-8480
85+15
Dwelling types in Colo Vale
Dwelling types, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House595
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other6
Households by weekly income in Colo Vale
Households by weekly income, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65075
$650-1,499148
$1,500-2,999214
$3,000+133
Top ancestries in Colo Vale
Top ancestries, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English810
Australian741
Scottish229
Irish212
Other114
German89
Housing tenure in Colo Vale
Housing tenure, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned206
Mortgage280
Rented106
Other4
Cars per household in Colo Vale
Cars per household, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
04
1138
2256
3100
4+97
Commute to work in Colo Vale
Commute to work, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car606
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home141
Top countries of birth in Colo Vale
Top countries of birth, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England64
Scotland13
Germany12
New Zealand9
Philippines9
South Africa9
Languages used at home in Colo Vale
Languages used at home, Colo Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian11
Greek8
Afrikaans4
Spanish4
Arabic3
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,914 bird observations recorded near Colo Vale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Colo Vale

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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