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Hill Top - Colo Vale vs Southern Highlands
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 27 km apart · Hill Top - Colo Vale profile · Southern Highlands profile
Hill Top - Colo Vale Southern Highlands
Southern Highlands and Hill Top - Colo Vale are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different social profiles. Southern Highlands is a much older area, where the typical resident is 53 and 30.8% of people are seniors. This contrast is sharp compared to Hill Top - Colo Vale, where the typical age is 37 and children under 15 make up 21% of the population. Southern Highlands also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.5% in Hill Top - Colo Vale. This is consistent with a higher share of people working from home in Southern Highlands (26.7% versus 16.2%) and a higher number of homes owned outright (52.4% versus 30.1%).
Both areas are very similar in their housing styles, with almost every home being a separate detached house. They also share similar typical weekly rents, sitting around $400 to $430. While they share these basic traits, the gaps between them in education, age, and home ownership have generally widened since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,674
- First area, 2016: 6,025
- First area, 2021: 6,393
- Second area, 2011: 6,150
- Second area, 2016: 6,589
- Second area, 2021: 7,250
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Southern Highlands: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 0.9% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Southern Highlands: 1.8% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Southern Highlands: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 70–74 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Southern Highlands: 4.7% males, 4.8% females
- 65–69 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Southern Highlands: 4.4% males, 4.6% females
- 60–64 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Southern Highlands: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Southern Highlands: 3.7% males, 4.8% females
- 50–54 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Southern Highlands: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.1% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Southern Highlands: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Southern Highlands: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Southern Highlands: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Southern Highlands: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Southern Highlands: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Southern Highlands: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Southern Highlands: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Southern Highlands: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Southern Highlands: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Hill Top - Colo Vale: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Southern Highlands: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $560
- First area, 2016: $652
- First area, 2021: $819
- Second area, 2011: $540
- Second area, 2016: $639
- Second area, 2021: $757
- First area, 2011: $1,254
- First area, 2016: $1,560
- First area, 2021: $1,937
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,261
- Second area, 2021: $1,574
- First area, 2011: $1,363
- First area, 2016: $1,703
- First area, 2021: $2,104
- Second area, 2011: $1,277
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,947
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $378
- First area, 2021: $430
- Second area, 2011: $235
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,777
- First area, 2016: $1,805
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,820
- Second area, 2021: $2,108
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hill Top - Colo Vale vs Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/114021285/hill-top-colo-vale/vs/114021289/southern-highlands