Broken Hill bushfire risk
Of Broken Hill’s 13,943 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Broken Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Broken Hill address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Broken Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Broken Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Broken Hill
Broken Hill sits in the Broken Hill council area, which recorded 3,178 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,178 total. Figures are for the whole Broken Hill council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Broken Hill
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Broken Hill 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 Broken Hill
Broken Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Broken Hill
Broken Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Broken Hill
At the 2021 Census, 5.1% of Broken Hill’s 17,706 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Broken Hill
Broken Hill council approved 7 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Broken Hill council area (not just Broken Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 179 Sampson Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 23 Long Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 2 Hynes Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 5 South Road, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 639-641 Mcgowen Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 732 Tin Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 75 Burke Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- 96 Bowen Street, Broken Hill NSW 2880
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.