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Mount Colah NSW 2079

3,342 addresses · 96 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Mount Colah · 24 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Mount Colah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,816 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,505 a week, with median rent near $525 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,816Population
40Median age
$2,505Median household income / wk
$525Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Asquith - Mount Colah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Colah itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mount Colah, 450 m south · Bus interchange: Hillsbus Dural Depot, 8.4 km west · Ferry wharf: Berowra Waters Ferry Berowra Ramp, 7.6 km north · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 21.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 69.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Colah

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Colah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202069.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201975.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 69.9%

Population by age in Mount Colah
Population by age, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4462
5-141,090
15-19533
20-24412
25-34834
35-441,148
45-541,193
55-641,088
65-74621
75-84332
85+94
Dwelling types in Mount Colah
Dwelling types, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,236
Townhouse100
Apartment328
Other5
Households by weekly income in Mount Colah
Households by weekly income, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650192
$650-1,499505
$1,500-2,999805
$3,000+1,044
Top ancestries in Mount Colah
Top ancestries, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,640
Australian2,488
Other1,296
Irish750
Scottish738
Chinese549
Housing tenure in Mount Colah
Housing tenure, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned880
Mortgage1,289
Rented473
Other9
Cars per household in Mount Colah
Cars per household, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
097
1895
21,103
3368
4+189
Commute to work in Mount Colah
Commute to work, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,623
Train98
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked54
Bicycle8
Home1,726
Top countries of birth in Mount Colah
Top countries of birth, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England323
India289
China248
Philippines157
Iran149
New Zealand133
Languages used at home in Mount Colah
Languages used at home, Mount Colah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin304
Persian181
Hindi109
Cantonese102
Spanish88
Korean82

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,524 bird observations recorded near Mount Colah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Colah

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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