Broadwater vs Bagotville
In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Broadwater, about half of households are people living alone. In Bagotville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bagotville: a median of $915,000, against $710,000 in Broadwater, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Broadwater tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bagotville suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Broadwater
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Broadwater
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $915,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Broadwater
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Broadwater sits closer to the CBD (705.8 km vs 709.6 km)
- Bagotville is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bagotville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Bagotville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs 4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Broadwater and Bagotville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Broadwater has more residents (670 vs 60); Bagotville rents higher ($450/wk vs $250/wk).
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 670 +91% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | +22.4% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $55,692/yr | $90,948/yr +63% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $450/wk +80% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Property market
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $710,000 | $915,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $227,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 88 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Broadwater has more land zoned for conservation (72% vs 32%); Bagotville has more rural and farming land (41% vs 26%).
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 72% | 32% |
| Rural and farming | 26% | 41% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 28% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley | 238 across Ballina |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% | +210% |
Ranking within NSW
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
Liveability
Bagotville is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 13/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 60/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Broadwater
- Broadwater Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Bagotville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 21 | 1 |
Mobility
Bagotville sits further from the CBD (709.6 km vs 705.8 km).
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 705.8 km | 709.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 459 min | 460 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2472 | 0.7% postcode 2477 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 79 postcode 2472 | 75 postcode 2477 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).
Setting
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km 3.0 km to a named beach | 6.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 270 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Council rates
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr | $1,264/yr |
| Council | Richmond Valley | Ballina |
Federal electorate
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Broadwater | Bagotville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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