Broadwood WA 6430
Broadwood is a suburb in Western Australia, 592 km from Perth CBD, around 6 hours 50 minutes by car. Population is 759; the median age is 34 and the median household income is $184,964 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 1.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,200. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Broadwood a good suburb?
Broadwood scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 592.3 km · 411 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $780K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 74/100 · Flood 24/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 34 · 759 residents
Liveability Rating
52 / 100 · Ranked #228 in WAEach bar is Broadwood's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
52 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBroadwood's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $780,000, roughly 18% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$780,000
111% above its 4 neighbours (median $370,000)
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 19 sales $760K
- 5 bed 6 sales $856K
Land
$1,000,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6430.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.4% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Walkability
Broadwood is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Broadwood.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 5%
- Premises covered
- 408
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Kalgoorlie-Boulder: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Broadwood is home to 759 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $185,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
759
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$184,964/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,200/mo
Avg Household Size
3.3
Median Personal Income
$78,416/yr
Unemployment Rate
0.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
215
Owner-Occupier Rate
77.0%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
9.0%
Mortgage Stress
14.3%
Work From Home
7.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 49 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.1%
- Employment Rate
- 83.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 33.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
10 residents (1.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
10.3% of residents (71) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (62).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 686 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,625 a year through Kalgoorlie-Boulder based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Kalgoorlie-Boulder
In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Kalgoorlie-Boulder. That mix is 24 houses and 24 units. Approvals are down 8.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 1.0 kmDry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 369 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 261 mm
- 36 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 33.2°C
- 48 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
11 facilities within 5 km- 0.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Ethylbenzene
- 1.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 2.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Benzene · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 3.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Benzene
- 3.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6430, 32 of 19,382 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (469 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6430, 2,610 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,902 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 89 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 6430.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $780,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rick Wilson Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rick Wilson | 36.7% | 63.3% | -6.6 |
| 2022 | Rick Wilson | 43.0% | 57.0% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Rick Wilson | 35.5% | 64.5% | -0.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Ali Kent WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ali Kent ALP | 51.6% |
| 2021 | Ali Kent ALP | 62.0% |
| 2017 | Kyran O'Donnell LP | 56.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Broadwood?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 759 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Broadwood
Is Broadwood a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Broadwood is high (74/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Broadwood?
Broadwood has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (24/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Broadwood a good place to live?
Broadwood has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Broadwood?
Broadwood, WA had a population of 759 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Broadwood, WA?
The postcode for Broadwood, WA is 6430.
How far is Broadwood from Perth?
Broadwood is 592 km from Perth CBD by road, about 411 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Broadwood?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Broadwood was $184,964 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Broadwood?
There are too few current rental listings in Broadwood for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $320, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Broadwood?
The median age of residents in Broadwood was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
What is the weather like in Broadwood?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Broadwood, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (1 km away), summer days average 33.2°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 261 mm of rain a year over 36 rainy days, and 48 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Broadwood?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Broadwood belong to?
Broadwood sits within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Broadwood?
The average residential rates bill through Kalgoorlie-Boulder is $2,625 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Broadwood?
Across Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 48 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 8.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Broadwood in?
Broadwood sits within the federal Division of O'connor, currently held by Rick Wilson (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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