Broken Hill, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 17,706
- Median age
- 44
- Household income
- $1,176/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- Renting
- 24%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Broken Hill Station · 0.7 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Broken Hill Hospital · 1.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$190k
Median unit (5 yr)
$180k
Sales (5 yr)
2,775
Sales (12 mths)
390
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
3,130 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Broken Hill PS
Secondary
Broken Hill HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Broken Hill
District population (2025)
17,515
-5% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Dec 2025)
35
houses 13 · other 22
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Broken Hill:
- Williams Street (484)
- Argent Street (440)
- Chapple Street (357)
- Blende Street (325)
- Wolfram Street (322)
- Lane Street (315)
- Beryl Street (300)
- Patton Street (270)
- Oxide Street (268)
- Cummins Street (267)
- Cobalt Street (246)
- Morgan Street (243)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.