Broken Hill Area Profile
NSW 2880|Council: Broken Hill
16 heritage items in LGA
Crime
Very high17,550 per 100k
SafestNSW avgHighest
Safer than 3% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?
↑+4.1% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)
Breach bail conditions412
Malicious damage to property334
Domestic violence related assault299
Source: BOCSAR, Broken Hill LGA level
Schools
908
avg ICSEA10 schools in area
Public
School of the Air
985
Morgan Street Public School
960
Willyama High School
903
Broken Hill High School
892
Broken Hill Public School
881
Alma Public School
875
Railway Town Public School
868
Broken Hill North Public School
864
Burke Ward Public School
858
Private / Independent
Sacred Heart Parish School
990
ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.
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Council Rates
Rate in $1.9029c
FY 2025-26, Broken Hill Council
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Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Broken Hill) level unless otherwise noted.