Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW), NSW
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Around the national middle
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 50% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 987, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
50/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (50/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Housing affordabilityNot scored — no ABS Census median-rent figure for this suburb.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 26
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,437
- SEIFA score
- 987
- Local government area
- Inverell
- Coordinates
- -29.5992, 151.4027
Map of Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)
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Housing & property in Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)
What it costs to live in Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median mortgage
- $1,712
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 56%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 6 | 29% |
Share of the 21 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5 | 56% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 9 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 9 occupied private dwellings in Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW).
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,125
- Median weekly personal income
- $675
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.7%
- Employed full-time
- 9
- Employed part-time
- 4
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)
Is Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) rates 50/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
Where is Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)?
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Inverell local government area.
What is the population of Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) had a population of about 26.
Is Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) an advantaged area?
Kings Plains (Inverell - NSW) has an ABS SEIFA score of 987, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 50 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 50% of Australian suburbs.
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