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Suburb profile ·Broken Hill LGA · NSW ·2880

Broken Hill NSW 2880

Broken Hill is in Broken Hill LGA, NSW, postcode 2880, with population 17,706.

The read

Growth-momentum

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$335/wk
Rising
+5.0% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2880 · Jun 2026
$360
$310
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 7.3%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only.

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Median house
$240K
House median, latest period
↑11.2%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$335/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
↑5.0%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
7.3%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
17,706
18K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
10
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
17h 3m
1188 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Solar
6,836
233 added 12mo · 39MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

Houses to Q2'26 · Units to 2022 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2004Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+7.2%
5-yr
+9.1%
10-yr
+6.3%
Affordability trajectoryWorsening
Price
+6.9%/yr
Income
+4.5%/yr

Growth in median price vs median household income — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes.

Indicative cashflow$15/wk ($777/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover3.9% of homes traded/yr (312 sales · -34% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±4.2% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage-61% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 2)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Agrade · 92/100 · top 8% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 92% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth43
Rental yield99
Stability39
Volatility-11.5ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Broken Hill

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.5%
416 of 1,034 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,735/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,034
Reported capital gains552
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)57.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

72% of homes here are owner-occupied and 24% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

72% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

RBA rate · ABS Census 2021 household income
23%
of household income to service a new loan
5.2 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Comfortable
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyBuying cheaper

New-loan repayment $1,176/mo vs median rent $1,452/mo (-19% · -$64/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $939/mo (-237) · at 6.2% (current): $1,176/mo · at 8.2%: $1,436/mo (+260)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Similar-priced suburbs in other council areas that rate higher on a metric.

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
Buying
3.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $1,452/mo — renting runs $585/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$240K
Household income · yr
$61K
Median rent · wk
$335
Owner mortgage · mo
$867
Gross yield
7.3%

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$61K household · yr-25.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$85K
Household
$61K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)60% could service the median house
Under $300
322
$300-649
1,487
$650-999
1,148
$1,000-1,499
1,101
$1,500-1,999
704
$2,000-2,999
1,064
$3,000-3,999
530
$4,000+
370

Serviceability line: a household needs about $905/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 48% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,117/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$49K → $58K

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (7,345 households)2.6% social housing
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
30%
Rented
24%
Dwelling structure17.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 0% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total10
Avg ICSEA908
Students2,528
Catholic1
Government9
  • Alma Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 875
  • Broken Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 881Zoned
  • Broken Hill North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 864
  • Burke Ward Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 858
  • Morgan Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 960
  • Railway Town Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 868

2 of 10 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
98/ 100 livability index

Top 2% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 98% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access96
Public transport (83 stops)94
Schools & hospitals99

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,324
7,548 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k7,548
Total incidents1,324· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault41563%
  • Sexual Offences7712%
  • Robbery41%
  • Break And Enter15924%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

Some supporting context
secondary dwelling / granny flat screening context Medium broad constraint context

Policy position

Official policy reviewed

Permitted in residential zones under the Housing SEPP; may be approved by consent or as complying development when Housing SEPP and Codes SEPP standards are met.

Rental use: Secondary dwelling rental use is allowed as a dwelling use, subject to planning and tenancy rules.

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Separate houses

78.2%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

Near the state median

State median 77.5% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

0.0%

Broad suburb sampling only; the property zoning and overlays can differ.

42.3 pp below the state median

State median 42.3% · 1,245 valid suburbs

Rental households

23.7%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

Near the state median

State median 25.9% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

bushfire high

The staged suburb layer indicates a broad-area constraint that needs address-level checking. No broad-area layer staged for this suburb.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Source reviewed

    State policy position

    QuickProperty reviewed the official secondary dwelling / granny flat policy source.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Test consent or complying-development eligibility, including the 450 m² lot marker and all other standards.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

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Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

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Setbacks and site coverage

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Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

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Slope and ground conditions

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Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

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Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

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Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

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Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 99.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Severe exposure ~99.5%
~99.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Special Activities

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Far West SA2 area · 2022 base
2,295 people · 20222,241 by 2032 (-2.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Far West SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Broken Hill NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Broken Hill (postcode 2880) is a settled mid-to-large suburb in New South Wales within the Broken Hill local government area. The area has roughly 17,706 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median house price in Broken Hill is $240,000, having risen steeply by 11.2% over the past year. Units have a median price of $258,000 (-14.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $335. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Broken Hill is served by 10 schools, including 8 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 908, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 81 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Broken Hill LGA is moderate at 7,548 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Broken Hill shows a gross rental yield of approximately 7.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($240K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +11.2% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield7.3%↑ High Yield
Price vs State$240K/$1.5M↑ Below Median
Affordability3.9x↑ Affordable
Price Momentum+11.2%↑ Rising
Pop. Growth-0.5%↓ Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$220
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$335
Gross yield4.8%
Price / income3.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2026-Q2)52
Population growth · Broken Hill LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,515
5-year growth-0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.5%
20012025
Development · Broken Hill LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)5
Houses 60%Units 40%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Broken Hill LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change-0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2880ATO
Negatively geared4.5%
416 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,735/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,034
Reported capital gains552
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population17,706
Median age44
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,176
Personal income · wk$650
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$58,284
Mean income$66,710
Earners9,762
YoY change+8%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$968 → $1,176
Change+21.5%
vs NSW median+0.9 pp
Median rent+16.4%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals1,188Community & Personal Service1,175Technicians & Trades1,116Clerical & Administrative758Labourers745
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare1,568Mining790Retail Trade779Accommodation & Food610Education605
Top ancestryCensus
Australian7,647English6,692Aboriginal Australian1,630Irish1,598Scottish1,509
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets7
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations12
Cafes & dining32
coles1
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops81
Broken Hill Station, Platform 1
Railway Town Public School, Wills Lane
Hospitals · Broken Hill LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Broken Hill Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Broken Hill LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places219
St Annes Nursing Home121 places · in suburb
Aruma Lodge58 places · in suburb
Harold Williams Home40 places · in suburb
Childcare · Broken Hill LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places299
Exceeding NQS1
Happy Day Preschool and Long Day Care71 places · in suburb
Rainbow Pre-School - Broken Hill59 places · in suburb
PCYC- Out Of School Hours Broken Hill45 places · in suburb
Busy Kids Child Care38 places · in suburb
EXPLORERS EL PTY LTD24 places · in suburb
Silverlea Long Day Care22 places · in suburb
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Strong evidence

Broken Hill carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2026-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 10 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 83 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Broken Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Broken Hill in?

    Broken Hill is in the Broken Hill Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2880. Council-level context for Broken Hill LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Broken Hill?

    The current median house price in Broken Hill, NSW is $240K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Broken Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Broken Hill is $335/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Broken Hill?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 7.3%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Broken Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Broken Hill show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Broken Hill?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Broken Hill data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.