Broke NSW 2330
401 addresses · 23 streets
Hunter Electorate › Singleton LGA › Broke · 124 km from Sydney
Living Here
Broke is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 557 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,718 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Singleton Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Broke itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 post office
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Singleton Airport, 19.9 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 77.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 58.4%
Population by age in Broke
| 0-4 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 78 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 29 |
| 25-34 | 47 |
| 35-44 | 85 |
| 45-54 | 90 |
| 55-64 | 79 |
| 65-74 | 84 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Broke
| House | 196 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 11 |
Households by weekly income in Broke
| <$650 | 21 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 49 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 55 |
| $3,000+ | 45 |
Top ancestries in Broke
| Australian | 231 |
|---|---|
| English | 210 |
| Irish | 79 |
| Scottish | 57 |
| Aboriginal | 51 |
| German | 31 |
Housing tenure in Broke
| Owned | 70 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 96 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Broke
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |
| 2 | 73 |
| 3 | 44 |
| 4+ | 34 |
Commute to work in Broke
| Car | 146 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 43 |
Top countries of birth in Broke
| England | 19 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 7 |
| United States | 6 |
| Wales | 6 |
Languages used at home in Broke
| Tagalog | 4 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,936 bird observations recorded near Broke — most often seen:
- Fairy Martin (304)
- Australian Magpie (286)
- Willie Wagtail (220)
- Superb Fairy-wren (217)
- Noisy Miner (212)
- Australian Raven (209)
- Magpie-lark (201)
- Australian Wood Duck (200)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (186)
- Welcome Swallow (181)
- Pacific Black Duck (175)
- Masked Lapwing (171)
- Pied Currawong (167)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Broke
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (159)
- Crested Pigeon (152)
- Eastern Rosella (149)
- Pied Butcherbird (147)
- White-faced Heron (147)
- Nankeen Kestrel (137)
- Laughing Kookaburra (133)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (133)
- Rufous Whistler (127)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (124)
- Common Starling (123)
- Straw-necked Ibis (122)
- Common Myna (117)
- White-backed Swallow (111)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (110)
- Australasian Grebe (108)
- Galah (108)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Broke:
- Fordwich (6.4 km)
- Milbrodale (11.4 km)
- Cedar Creek (12.4 km)
- Singleton Military Area (14 km)
- Bulga (14.6 km)
- Paynes Crossing (15.2 km)
- Mount Thorley (15.2 km)
- Sweetmans Creek (17 km)
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Streets
- Adair Street (9)
- Adams Peak Road (43)
- Archer Street (16)
- Blaxland Street (15)
- Broke Road (13)
- Butlers Road (1)
- Cathcart Street (3)
- Cessnock Road (12)
- Charlton Road (3)
- Cochrane Street (36)
- Ellis Street (4)
- Harrowby Street (10)
- Hill Street (15)
- Howe Street (41)
- Hughes Street (2)
- Milbrodale Road (34)
- Nelson Street (7)
- Oakley Lane (6)
- Rodd Street (4)
- Rogers Street (6)
- Singleton Street (12)
- Wollombi Road (69)
- Wollombi Street (40)
