Broughton vs Nhill

Broughton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Nhill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broughton, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Broughton tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nhill suits older residents.

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

Nhill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Broughton is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Broughton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Nhill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (384.9 km vs 414.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 288 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nhill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Nhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.9% vs -55.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Broughton and Nhill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Broughton Nhill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Broughton Nhill
Walkability 0 / 0
Broughton — Walkability: 0/100 Nhill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 54
Broughton — Safety: 57/100 Nhill — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Broughton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nhill — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 100 / 80
Broughton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nhill — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Nhill rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Nhill has more residents (2,401 vs 65).

Broughton Nhill
Population 65 2,401
+3594% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -55.2% +9.9%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $87,724/yr
+23% vs other
 $67,392/yr
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broughton Nhill
0-4 9.2% / 5.1%
Broughton — 0-4: 9.2% Nhill — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 21.5% / 10.2%
Broughton — 5-14: 21.5% Nhill — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 13.8% / 5.3%
Broughton — 15-19: 13.8% Nhill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.6% / 4.8%
Broughton — 20-24: 4.6% Nhill — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.8% / 13.5%
Broughton — 25-34: 10.8% Nhill — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 4.6% / 8.9%
Broughton — 35-44: 4.6% Nhill — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 13.8% / 11.7%
Broughton — 45-54: 13.8% Nhill — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 13.8% / 13.5%
Broughton — 55-64: 13.8% Nhill — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 7.7% / 11.0%
Broughton — 65-74: 7.7% Nhill — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 6.2% / 10.3%
Broughton — 75-84: 6.2% Nhill — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 4.6% / 5.5%
Broughton — 85+: 4.6% Nhill — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broughton 100.0% couple families
Broughton — Couple Families: 100.0% Broughton — Lone Person: 0.0% Broughton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Broughton — Group Household: 0.0% Broughton — Other Families: 0.0%
Nhill 36.2% couple families
Nhill — Couple Families: 36.2% Nhill — Lone Person: 44.5% Nhill — One Parent Families: 11.3% Nhill — Group Household: 5.1% Nhill — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broughton 0.0% renting
Broughton — Owned Outright: 100.0% Broughton — Mortgage: 0.0% Broughton — Renting: 0.0%
Nhill 23.7% renting
Nhill — Owned Outright: 48.9% Nhill — Mortgage: 27.4% Nhill — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broughton 100.0% houses
Broughton — Houses: 100.0% Broughton — Townhouses: 0.0% Broughton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nhill 93.4% houses
Nhill — Houses: 93.4% Nhill — Townhouses: 6.1% Nhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Broughton Nhill
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 16.3%
Broughton — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Nhill — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 7.5%
Broughton — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Nhill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 5.6%
Broughton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Nhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Broughton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nhill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Broughton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Broughton Nhill
Median house price — $260,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $192,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Broughton Nhill
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

Broughton Nhill
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Broughton Nhill
House price — Higher than 3% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 73% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 99% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Broughton Nhill
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nhill carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Nhill carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Broughton Nhill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Broughton Nhill
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Broughton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Nhill

  • Wimmera Lutheran College - Nhill Lutheran School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Nhill College Government · Combined at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Broughton Nhill
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 4 28
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Broughton sits further from the CBD (414.5 km vs 384.9 km).

Broughton Nhill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 414.5 km
+7% vs other
 384.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 288 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
same for both

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.

Broughton Nhill
Car (driver) 43.5% / 70.8%
Broughton — Car (driver): 43.5% Nhill — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 11.1%
Broughton — Worked from Home: 26.1% Nhill — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Walked Only 13.0% / 11.6%
Broughton — Walked Only: 13.0% Nhill — Walked Only: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 17.4% / 5.1%
Broughton — Car (passenger): 17.4% Nhill — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Broughton — Bicycle: not among its largest Nhill — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Broughton Nhill
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broughton Nhill
Connectivity score 15/100 77/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 45%
1,333 premises

Council rates

Broughton Nhill
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Broughton Nhill
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broughton Nhill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broughton

Family Rural Young Families

Nhill

Affordable Retirees Rural

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