Colo Vale, New South Wales

Colo Vale New South Wales
Colo Vale Railway Station located on the Old Picton Loop Line
Colo Vale
Coordinates	34°24′S 150°29′E / 34.400°S 150.483°E / -34.400; 150.483Coordinates: 34°24′S 150°29′E / 34.400°S 150.483°E / -34.400; 150.483
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
Localities around Colo Vale: Hill Top Yerrinbool Nattai National Park Colo Vale Alpine Braemar

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.