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Colo Heights vs Wirraba

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Colo Heights profile · Wirraba profile

Colo Heights Wirraba

Colo Heights and Wirraba are both rural areas in New South Wales, though they differ in how they are used. Colo Heights has a population of 336, while Wirraba is largely non-residential with no recorded residents. Colo Heights has more infrastructure, including one school within 3 km, whereas Wirraba has none. There is also a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Colo Heights, with 14 people living there compared to none in Wirraba.

These two areas have remained largely stagnant since 2011, with no significant change in their populations or basic services. Both locations have no public transport routes or stops, and neither has any street intersections per square kilometre. They are both similarly isolated, though Colo Heights maintains a small, consistent residential presence.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Colo Heightsin Wirraba +336 larger in Colo Heights gap steady
336 60th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 332
  • First area, 2016: 334
  • First area, 2021: 336
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
40 yrs 29th pct
  • First area, 2011: 41 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 41 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 40 yrs
4.2% 68th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.9%
  • First area, 2016: 6.6%
  • First area, 2021: 4.2%
16.4% 39th pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.9%
  • First area, 2016: 16.5%
  • First area, 2021: 16.4%
18.8% 62nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 20.2%
  • First area, 2016: 23.4%
  • First area, 2021: 18.8%
10.9% 39th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.3%
  • First area, 2016: 8.7%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%

Ancestry & Birthplace

10.4% 45th pct
  • First area, 2011: 11.4%
  • First area, 2016: 12.3%
  • First area, 2021: 10.4%

Language

Other language in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
4.2% 56th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.8%
  • First area, 2016: 2.7%
  • First area, 2021: 4.2%
Limited English in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
1.5% 81st pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 1.5%

Religion

40.5% 50th pct
  • First area, 2011: 20.2%
  • First area, 2016: 22.2%
  • First area, 2021: 40.5%

Education & Qualifications

39.8% 36th pct
  • First area, 2011: 32.3%
  • First area, 2016: 32.3%
  • First area, 2021: 39.8%
5.8% 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.5%
  • First area, 2016: 7.7%
  • First area, 2021: 5.8%
Schools/1k kids in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
15.87 85th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Colo Heightsin Wirraba +1 more in Colo Heights
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
29 9th pct
949 26th pct

Income

Personal income in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
$656 33rd pct
  • First area, 2011: $392
  • First area, 2016: $524
  • First area, 2021: $656
Household income in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
$1,607 54th pct
  • First area, 2011: $909
  • First area, 2016: $1,421
  • First area, 2021: $1,607
$1,924 52nd pct
  • First area, 2011: $833
  • First area, 2016: $1,625
  • First area, 2021: $1,924
4.0% 27th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.5%
  • First area, 2016: 3.1%
  • First area, 2021: 4.0%
High-income homes in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
13.5% 42nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.7%
  • First area, 2016: 11.5%
  • First area, 2021: 13.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
26.8% 40th pct
6.0% 30th pct
Needs assistance in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
4.8% 52nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.5%
  • First area, 2016: 6.0%
  • First area, 2021: 4.8%

Community Participation

23.4% 72nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 29.8%
  • First area, 2016: 33.6%
  • First area, 2021: 23.4%
8.4% 17th pct
  • First area, 2011: 12.0%
  • First area, 2016: 11.2%
  • First area, 2021: 8.4%
Unpaid child care in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
24.5% 45th pct
  • First area, 2011: 25.1%
  • First area, 2016: 28.6%
  • First area, 2021: 24.5%
Defence service in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
2.6% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
33.6% 87th pct
  • First area, 2011: 30.2%
  • First area, 2016: 23.6%
  • First area, 2021: 33.6%

First Nations

First Nations people in Colo Heightsin Wirraba +14 larger in Colo Heights
14 63rd pct 0 0th pct
21 yrs 29th pct
$383 14th pct
Household income in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
$3,124 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
3.0 86th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.6
  • First area, 2016: 3.1
  • First area, 2021: 3.0
4.2% 21st pct
  • First area, 2011: 13.9%
  • First area, 2016: 12.0%
  • First area, 2021: 4.2%
18.3% 30th pct
  • First area, 2011: 27.4%
  • First area, 2016: 28.7%
  • First area, 2021: 18.3%

Housing & Dwellings

$250 40th pct
  • First area, 2011: $165
  • First area, 2016: $110
  • First area, 2021: $250
$2,167 80th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,437
  • First area, 2016: $2,100
  • First area, 2021: $2,167
People / bedroom in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
0.90 86th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.30
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 0.90
8.7% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 22.2%
  • First area, 2016: 8.0%
  • First area, 2021: 8.7%
Owned outright in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
30.8% 24th pct
  • First area, 2011: 30.8%
  • First area, 2016: 36.8%
  • First area, 2021: 30.8%
Separate houses in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
94.2% 42nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 92.3%
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 94.2%
76.9% 43rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 62.6%
  • First area, 2016: 66.7%
  • First area, 2021: 76.9%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.5%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Work from home in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
17.8% 54th pct
  • First area, 2011: 10.2%
  • First area, 2016: 7.8%
  • First area, 2021: 17.8%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Colo Heightsin Wirraba even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
218 100th pct
0 0th pct
0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

18.5% 13th pct
  • First area, 2011: 21.6%
  • First area, 2016: 23.0%
  • First area, 2021: 18.5%
Recent arrivals in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 11.1%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

4.4% 61st pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.2%
  • First area, 2016: 2.3%
  • First area, 2021: 4.4%
58.4% 42nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 57.7%
  • First area, 2016: 50.6%
  • First area, 2021: 58.4%
41.4% 4th pct
  • First area, 2011: 61.3%
  • First area, 2016: 58.6%
  • First area, 2021: 41.4%

Walkability

0.2 44th pct
Types ≤15 min in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
0.2 45th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
6.2% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
7.7% 46th pct
Walk to health in Colo Heightsin Wirraba
0.0% 0th pct
17.9 59th pct
Intersections/km² in Colo Heightsin Wirraba even
0 31st pct 0 0th pct
14.2% 91st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Colo Heights vs Wirraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10984/colo-heights/vs/SAL14356/wirraba