NSW · Liverpool Plains Council

Colly Blue, 2343

Est. population · Jun 2025

23

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,375/wk

Employment rate

52.9%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

25%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$435,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Rural living
What Colly Blue is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Colly Blue is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Liverpool Plains Council.

Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places, with median house prices 38% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are fewer university qualifications and thinner local amenities, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.

Colly Blue is a better fit for people who value more affordable housing more than university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Colly Blue compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$435k

-2.2% change

Median rent

$420/wk

Population (ERP)

23

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

63rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

15th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$440
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
33
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$435,000
Median price change
-2.2%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

23(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 15th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in NSW
15th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
22
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 13
Median monthly mortgage
$820
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
70% / 30% / 0%
Employment rate
52.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
25% / 0% / 66.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
7 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 17.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Trade / vocational17.6% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below82.4% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment55.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies44.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$49,440

27th percentile in NSW · -16% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$58,312

37th percentile in NSW · -10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

6th percentile in NSW · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$60,318

36th percentile in NSW · -5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

35th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2343 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
2,771
Taxpayers reporting net rent
263
Median net rent
$1,065
Taxpayers reporting business income
288
Taxable income vs state median
-12%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
-36%
Super vs state median
-14%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
22 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (13.6%)
Australian citizens
21

Religion

63.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 63.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
Christianity63.6%47.6%
Other / not stated36.4%52.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican45.5%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2343, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
87
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 22 residents
State crime-rate percentile
63.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+100.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
43.48

Most common offence types

  • Assault Police0
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Sexual Assault0
  • Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Blackville PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Quirindi HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Spring Ridge PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Coonabarabran Rd At Pezzutos Rd
  • Coonabarabran Rd At Pezzutos Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Werris Creek Multi-Purpose Service (49.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
43.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 16°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
150 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 3°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
24° / 9°
Rainfall
168 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 1 proposal
  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    7 PEZZUTOS ROAD COLLY BLUE 2343Determined
2025· 1 proposal
  • January 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Plant nursery
    3 PEZZUTOS ROAD COLLY BLUE 2343Determined
2024· 2 proposals
  • November 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Rainwater tanks; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    5049 COONABARABRAN ROAD COLLY BLUE 2343Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    7 PEZZUTOS ROAD COLLY BLUE 2343Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
New England
Member of Parliament
Barnaby JOYCE (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,238
Turnout (2025)
91.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.9 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 63.9 km away).

Coalition 83.5%Labor 16.5%

16.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Spring RidgeLabor 12.3% · Coalition 87.7% TPP (2025)11.9 km away
  • BlackvilleLabor 16.7% · Coalition 83.3% TPP (2025)23.5 km away
  • CaroonaLabor 23.6% · Coalition 76.4% TPP (2025)27.4 km away
  • Werris CreekLabor 42.1% · Coalition 57.9% TPP (2025)49.8 km away
  • QuirindiLabor 30.9% · Coalition 69.1% TPP (2025)51.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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