Colo Vale New South Wales |
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![]() Colo Vale Railway Station located on the Old Picton Loop Line
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Coordinates | 34°24′S 150°29′E / 34.400°S 150.483°ECoordinates: 34°24′S 150°29′E / 34.400°S 150.483°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 1,719 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1837 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2575 | ||||||||||||
Location | 125 km (78 mi) South-West of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||
Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||
Parish | Colo | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||
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Colo Vale (Known colloquially by locals as 'The Vale') is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It is situated 2 km north-west of Aylmerton, 5 km from the Hume Highway and 12 km drive to Mittagong.
According to the 2011 census, Colo Vale had a population of 1,719 people.
The surrounding area is part of the Parish of Colo which includes the villages of Aylmerton, Willow Vale, Alpine and Yerrinbool.
Colo Vale has a mixed-business general store and many home based businesses are situated within the town, including hairdressers, small manufacturing businesses, and a large native plant nursery (Wariapendi Nursery).
Colo Vale also has a Public School on Wattle Street. A large sporting oval is located adjacent to the school. It includes community facilities include sporting fields, tennis courts, a community hall and a Rural Fire Service station.
The village was formerly a station on the Main Southern Railway, until that line was deviated in 1919 to a less steep alignment with easier grades and the original line became the Picton Loop line. Colo Vale railway station, though disused, has been restored and is in good condition.