Broughton Village vs Foxground

Broughton Village is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Foxground. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Foxground, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Foxground: a median of $2.3 million, against $2.04 million in Broughton Village. On these figures, Foxground tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Broughton Village is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 50%)
  • Foxground carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Broughton Village

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,035,000 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Broughton Village

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Broughton Village

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Broughton Village is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)
  • Foxground carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Broughton Village and Foxground 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 Village Foxground
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 Village Foxground
Walkability 17 / 5
Broughton Village — Walkability: 17/100 Foxground — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 33 / 87
Broughton Village — Safety: 33/100 Foxground — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 34
Broughton Village — Low fire risk: 100/100 Foxground — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Foxground has more residents (164 vs 95); Foxground has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $100,724).

Broughton Village Foxground
Population 95 164
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +11.6%
Median age 56 60
Median household income $100,724/yr $112,632/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+5% vs other
 $570/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broughton Village Foxground
0-4 — / 2.4%
Broughton Village — 0-4: not among its largest Foxground — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 7.4% / 7.3%
Broughton Village — 5-14: 7.4% Foxground — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.3% / 4.3%
Broughton Village — 15-19: 5.3% Foxground — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.3% / 1.8%
Broughton Village — 20-24: 6.3% Foxground — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 9.5% / 3.7%
Broughton Village — 25-34: 9.5% Foxground — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 3.2% / 10.4%
Broughton Village — 35-44: 3.2% Foxground — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.8% / 7.9%
Broughton Village — 45-54: 15.8% Foxground — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 24.2% / 21.3%
Broughton Village — 55-64: 24.2% Foxground — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 26.3% / 28.0%
Broughton Village — 65-74: 26.3% Foxground — 65-74: 28.0%
75-84 8.4% / 7.3%
Broughton Village — 75-84: 8.4% Foxground — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / —
Broughton Village — 85+: not among its largest Foxground — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broughton Village 43.5% couple families
Broughton Village — Couple Families: 43.5% Broughton Village — Lone Person: 26.1% Broughton Village — One Parent Families: 30.4%
Foxground 50.0% couple families
Foxground — Couple Families: 50.0% Foxground — Lone Person: 50.0% Foxground — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broughton Village 25.9% renting
Broughton Village — Owned Outright: 37.0% Broughton Village — Mortgage: 37.0% Broughton Village — Renting: 25.9%
Foxground 13.1% renting
Foxground — Owned Outright: 60.7% Foxground — Mortgage: 26.2% Foxground — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Broughton Village Foxground
England 9.5% / 7.3%
Broughton Village — England: 9.5% Foxground — England: 7.3%
South Africa 5.3% / —
Broughton Village — South Africa: 5.3% Foxground — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.8%
Broughton Village — Ireland: not among its largest Foxground — Ireland: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

Qualifications

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

Broughton Village Foxground
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 14.6%
Broughton Village — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Foxground — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 26.8%
Broughton Village — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Foxground — Bachelor Degree: 26.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 10.4%
Broughton Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Foxground — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.5% / 10.4%
Broughton Village — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5% Foxground — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.0%
Broughton Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Foxground — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broughton Village 100.0% houses
Broughton Village — Houses: 100.0%
Foxground 100.0% houses
Foxground — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Broughton Village Foxground
Median house price $2,035,000 $2,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Foxground has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 41%); Broughton Village has more rural and farming land (55% vs 30%).

Broughton Village Foxground
Environmental 41% 70%
Rural and farming 55% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Broughton Village and 100% of Foxground. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Village Foxground
New dwellings approved 159
across Kiama
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Broughton Village Foxground
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Broughton Village is more walkable (17 vs 5).

Broughton Village Foxground
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Foxground carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Broughton Village carries more crime risk (67 vs 13).

Broughton Village Foxground
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Broughton Village Foxground
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Broughton Village Foxground
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Broughton Village Foxground
Walkability score 17/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 138.8 km 140.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2534
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2534
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 Village Foxground
Car (driver) 64.0% / 49.3%
Broughton Village — Car (driver): 64.0% Foxground — Car (driver): 49.3%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 50.7%
Broughton Village — Worked from Home: 30.0% Foxground — Worked from Home: 50.7%
Walked Only 6.0% / —
Broughton Village — Walked Only: 6.0% Foxground — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Broughton Village Foxground
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 7.2 km

NBN connectivity

Broughton Village Foxground
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Broughton Village Foxground
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Broughton Village Foxground
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Broughton Village Foxground
Average residential rate $1,898/yr
same for both
Council Kiama
same for both

Federal electorate

Broughton Village Foxground
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broughton Village Foxground
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broughton Village

Premium Retirees Rural

Foxground

Premium Retirees Rural

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