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Kains Flat bushfire risk

Of Kains Flat’s 141 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kains Flat’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
141
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kains Flat

Flood and bushfire areas across Kains Flat. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Kains Flat

Kains Flat sits in the Mid-Western council area, which recorded 1,915 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,915 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Western council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Kains Flat

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$755,000+9.42%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$480,000-5.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Kains Flat shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Kains Flat

Kains Flat is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential80.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other16.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental2.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Kains Flat

Kains Flat can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Kains Flat

At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of Kains Flat’s 219 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.1%
Australian33.8%
Australian Aboriginal12.3%
Irish10.5%
Scottish9.6%
German6.4%

Top countries of birth

England5.5%
South Africa3.2%
France1.8%
Netherlands1.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Kains Flat

Mid-Western council approved 137 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

137
Dwellings/yr
111
Houses
26
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Western council area (not just Kains Flat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kains Flat address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.