Colo, Hawkesbury City Council, New South Wales
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| Locality | Colo |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Hawkesbury City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.41685 |
| Longitude | 150.80756 |
| Area | 6.9 km² |
| Elevation | 46 m |
| Postcode | 2756 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 62 km northwest |
Colo is a locality in the Hawkesbury City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 6.9 km². It sits at an elevation of around 46 m above sea level. It lies approximately 62 km northwest of Sydney. Colo is located at 33.4168°S, 150.8076°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2756. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Colo rests in the embrace of the Hawkesbury Valley, its landscape a study in rugged beauty and quiet resilience. It lies 35.4 km north-north-west of Kellyville, NSW (from Kellyville, NSW: bearing 337°T), and is situated 12.8 km north of Glossodia. The land here rolls and dips, a tapestry of dry sclerophyll forest clinging to sandstone ridges, with pockets of richer alluvial soil along the river flats. Gnarled eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery scrolls, stand sentinel, their branches reaching towards a sky that often burns a fierce blue. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of wattles and eucalyptus, a subtle perfume that speaks of sun-baked earth and enduring bushland.
The history of Colo is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that have sustained life for millennia. Indigenous custodians have long understood the gifts of this country, and remnants of their presence whisper from the ancient rock formations. European settlement followed, drawn by the promise of agriculture, and the rich soil of the riverbanks gave rise to orchards and farms, their legacy still visible in the occasional weathered fence line or the ghost of a long-vanished homestead. Today, Colo’s economy is a gentle hum of rural pursuits – grazing cattle on undulating pastures and the quiet diligence of market gardens – interspersed with the growing appreciation of its natural beauty by those seeking a slower pace, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the day.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Colo, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Colo, in the Hawkesbury City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Colo includes the postcode (2756), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Hawkesbury City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Colo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |