Broken Hill
New South Wales · Broken Hill and Far West · Far West and Orana
This profile uses the ABS Broken Hill statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Broken Hill is a locality in the Broken Hill and Far West area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Broken Hill SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Broken Hill SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Broken Hill Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Broken Hill.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Broken Hill (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Broken Hill
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment570ICSEA903
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment411ICSEA892
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment290ICSEA960
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment255ICSEA875
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment206ICSEA864
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment200ICSEA858
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment190ICSEA990
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment162ICSEA881
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment124ICSEA868
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment120ICSEA985
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSRainbow Pre-School - Broken HillCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSHappy Day Preschool and Long Day CareCentre-Based Care · 71 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSPCYC- Out Of School Hours Broken HillCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSBusy Kids Child CareCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSEXPLORERS EL PTY LTDCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSAlma Public School Bugdlie PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Broken Hill
- Meeting NQSBroken Hill Public School PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Broken Hill
- Working Towards NQSSilverlea Long Day CareCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Broken Hill
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 3,126
- vs previous year
- 0%
- vs 2021
- 3,053
- Against justice procedures 712
- Theft 663
- Assault 436
- Malicious damage to property 335
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 305
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 23
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Broken Hill SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Broken Hill SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $235,000
- House price YoY
- +20.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $360/wk
Where did the loss come from?
-84Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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