Botobolar vs Kains Flat
Botobolar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Kains Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Botobolar, the large majority of households are couple families. In Kains Flat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Botobolar tends to suit families with children and couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Botobolar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 71%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Botobolar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $231/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Botobolar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (300.2 km vs 307.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Botobolar carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
- Kains Flat has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Botobolar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.6% vs 32.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Botobolar and Kains Flat drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Kains Flat rents higher ($231/wk vs $0/wk); Kains Flat has more residents (219 vs 131).
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 219 +67% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.6% | +32.7% |
| Median age | 37 | 46 |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr +28% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $231/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Property market
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $775,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Botobolar has more rural and farming land (93% vs 47%); Kains Flat has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 7%).
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 47% |
| Environmental | 7% | 29% |
| Residential | 0% | 24% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kains Flat carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Kains Flat carries more crime risk (28 vs 0).
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 2 |
Mobility
Kains Flat sits further from the CBD (307.2 km vs 300.2 km).
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 300.2 km | 307.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 643 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 600 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 119 premises |
Climate
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 665 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Botobolar | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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