Cooyal vs Kains Flat
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kains Flat, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cooyal: a median of $850,000, against $775,000 in Kains Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kains Flat tends to suit families with children.
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
Kains Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cooyal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kains Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $385/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cooyal
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 254 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (298.7 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
- Cooyal is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- Kains Flat carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kains Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (32.7% vs 20.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooyal 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
Cooyal rents higher ($385/wk vs $231/wk); Kains Flat has more residents (219 vs 137).
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137 | 219 +60% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.2% | +32.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 |
| Median household income | $125,632/yr +33% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk +40% vs other | $231/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | $775,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Cooyal has more rural and farming land (91% vs 47%); Kains Flat has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 5%).
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 47% |
| Environmental | 5% | 29% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
Cooyal is more walkable (13 vs 5).
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Kains Flat carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 12); Cooyal carries more crime risk (49 vs 28).
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | 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
| Cooyal | 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
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Kains Flat sits further from the CBD (307.2 km vs 298.7 km).
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 298.7 km | 307.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 254 min |
| 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 540 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 600 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 119 premises |
Climate
| Cooyal | 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
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cooyal | Kains Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cooyal | 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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