Census 2011 → 2021
Broken Hill population growth
How the population of Broken Hill, NSW (2880) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-5.1% over 10 years
2011 population
18,652
2016 population
17,814
2021 population
17,706
2011 → 2021
-5.1%
-108 since 2016
Broken Hill trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
17,706
was 17,814 in 2016
-108 · -0.6%
Median rent
$220/wk
was $189/wk in 2016
+$31 · +16.4%
Household income
$1,176/wk
was $968/wk in 2016
+$208 · +21.5%
Median age
44
was 45 in 2016
-1 · -2.2%
Dig deeper: Broken Hill population growth · Broken Hill then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology