Colo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Colo
(Hawkesbury, NSW) - 6.91 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
6.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Colo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Colo
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 25 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Colo at a glance
How Colo is zoned
Buying in Colo? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.
Across its 6.91 km², Colo is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Living. The median lot measures about 56,736 m² across 61 parcels.
Who lives in Colo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Colo suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1044, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Colo's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bilpin - Colo - St Albans, the wider ABS statistical area containing Colo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Colo itself.
2,518 in 2001 to 2,781 in 2025, up 10%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Colo data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Zoning | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 26 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Colo address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Colo. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Colo. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Colo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Colo planning - frequently asked
Is Colo flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Colo and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Published flood models are held over parts of Colo; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Colo bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Colo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hawkesbury average of 84%.
Is Colo under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Colo, and over about 39% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Colo?
The dominant planning zone in Colo is Environmental Living, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Primary Production.
Does Colo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Colo.
What is the typical lot size in Colo?
Across 61 surveyed parcels in Colo, the median lot size is about 56,736 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Colo?
At the 2021 Census Colo had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Bilpin - Colo - St Albans statistical area, which contains Colo, went from 2,518 people in 2001 to 2,781 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Colo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Colo scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Colo?
Median household income in Colo was $2,249 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,160 for the typical suburb in Hawkesbury. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,920 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Colo | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Blaxlands Ridge | 6.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Lower Portland The Hills Shire |
8.6 km | 20% | 97% |
| Upper Colo | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland Reach | 9.6 km | 55% | 91% |
| East Kurrajong | 9.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Sackville | 11.3 km | 55% | 93% |
| Webbs Creek | 12.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Leets Vale The Hills Shire |
12.6 km | 28% | 96% |
| Sackville North The Hills Shire |
12.7 km | 32% | 92% |