Colo Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Colo Vale
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 65.74 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
65.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Colo Vale'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 Vale
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: observed, lowest 3,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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 Vale at a glance
How Colo Vale is zoned
Buying in Colo Vale? 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 65.74 km², Colo Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 771 m² across 1,493 parcels.
Who lives in Colo Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Colo Vale 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 995, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Colo Vale's 1,775 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hill Top - Colo Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Colo Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Colo Vale itself.
5,404 in 2001 to 6,602 in 2025, up 22%.
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 Vale 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 Vale 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.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Colo Vale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Colo Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Colo Vale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Colo Vale and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Colo Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Colo Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is Colo Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 45% of Colo Vale in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. 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 Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Colo Vale is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Conservation.
Does Colo Vale have heritage-listed places?
Colo Vale has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Colo Vale?
Across 1,493 surveyed parcels in Colo Vale, the median lot size is about 771 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Colo Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Colo Vale itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Colo Vale?
At the 2021 Census Colo Vale had 1,775 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Hill Top - Colo Vale statistical area, which contains Colo Vale, went from 5,404 people in 2001 to 6,602 in 2025, up 22%.
Is Colo Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Colo Vale scores 995 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Colo Vale?
Median household income in Colo Vale was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,958 for the typical suburb in Wingecarribee. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Top | 4.5 km | 0% | 96% |
| Woodlands | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Willow Vale | 7.1 km | 0% | 60% |
| Braemar | 7.4 km | 0% | 44% |
| Aylmerton | 7.4 km | 0% | 90% |
| Welby | 7.6 km | 0% | 77% |
| Balaclava | 8.3 km | 0% | 66% |
| Renwick | 9.0 km | 0% | 22% |
| Alpine | 9.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wattle Ridge | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |