Median priceⓘLast 12 months
234kk
↑ +17.6% YoY
Most of Broken Hill's activity is house sales, with 560 sales (up 14.1%) at around $234K (up 17.6%), taking about 40 days to sell (down from 45 days last year), among NSW's strongest house price gains, with around half being 3-bedroom.
House rentals are the next-biggest market, with 297 leases (up 7.6%) at $365 a week (up 4.3%), renting out in about 27 days, with 3-bedroom the most common at around 60%. Then come 39 unit rentals at $260 a week (with rents growing faster than most unit rental markets in NSW).
Who lives hereA below-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb — mostly Australian-born.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
9.0% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A predominantly Australian-born community.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 1.8× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Broken Hill — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Broken Hill in blue, peers in colour.
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
NSW markets whose Houses · Total segment behaves most like Broken Hill's on the buy side — ranked by a like-for-like blend of price, yield, days on market, ownership cost and cycle phase.
Comparable sales markets to Broken Hill include Ashford (NSW 2361), Cobar (NSW 2835), Lake Cargelligo (NSW 2672), Condobolin (NSW 2877), Jerilderie (NSW 2716), Warren (NSW 2824), Lightning Ridge (NSW 2834) and Coonabarabran (NSW 2357). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
21 data-driven answers about Broken Hill's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Broken Hill, NSW 2880 is $234k as of June 2026, based on 560 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +17.6% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
The median unit price in Broken Hill, NSW 2880 is $319k as of June 2026, based on 1 sales over the past 12 months. Units currently trade at roughly 136% of the median house price.
The median weekly house rent in Broken Hill is $365 as of June 2026, drawn from 297 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $260 per week. House rents have moved +4.3% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
Gross rental yield in Broken Hill is 8.20% for houses and 4.30% for units as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 4.81%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
As of June 2026, Broken Hill medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $170k | $249k | $361k | $234k |
| Units | — | $319k | — | — | $319k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
Broken Hill's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +17.6% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +4.3%; homes now sell in a median 40 days — faster than a year ago by 5; sales supply sits at 1.6 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Broken Hill market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Broken Hill, house prices rose +17.6% over the year, gross rental yield is 8.20% against a NSW median of 3.39%, houses take a median 40 days to sell, sales supply is 1.6 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
Houses in Broken Hill sell in a median 40 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 70 days. Days on market have tightened by 5 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Broken Hill's sales market sits at 1.6 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is looser at 2.0 months of supply.
House prices in Broken Hill moved +17.6% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Broken Hill's house rental market sits at 2.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Loose, with 297 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 0.9 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Broken Hill's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
Broken Hill's median house price ($234k) is 80% below the NSW median ($1.15M) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 40 days vs 29 days state median. On gross yield, Broken Hill sits at 8.20% vs 3.39% state median.
Broken Hill's most-similar nearby market is Ashford (979.0 km away) with a median house price of $239k — about 2% pricier. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
The most-transacted segment in Broken Hill over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 298 sales. 2 bed houses come second at 94 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Broken Hill recorded 560 house sales and 1 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 561 transactions. On the rental side, 297 houses and 39 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 is home to 17,706 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 44, and the average household holds 2.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Broken Hill earns $1k per week — roughly $61k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $650/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Broken Hill is mostly owner-occupied: about 74% of households are owner-occupiers and 24% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 43% own outright and 31% are paying off a mortgage.
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 has a population of 17,706, a median age of 44, a median household income around $1k/week, 24% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
This Broken Hill market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.
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