Median price trend for houses
Based on 13 sales in the preceding 12 months
$734,000
Up 17.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $720k
- 3 bed
- $734k
- 4 bed
- $932k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
NSW 2472 · Lismore
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $734,000
- Population
- 670
- Postcode
- 2472
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW), New South Wales
Property market insights for Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Down 3.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW), NSW is currently $734,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of 17.0% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $720,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $734,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $932,000 in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) is $625 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) is $325 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) safe?
The overall rate for Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) is 9,078 offences per 100,000 residents — 175% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW).
Overall crime rate
9,078
offences per 100,000 residents
175% aboveRest of NSW
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)Rest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) NSW 2472 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
670 people call Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,071 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 670
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,560 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3414.3%Below
35–5427.0%Above
55–7435.2%Above
75 and over8.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses76.6%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.3%Above
Paying a mortgage33.1%Above
Renting24.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.0%Below
One car37.7%Above
Two cars34.7%Below
Three or more24.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.6%Below
Drove to work58.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.7%In line
What stands out in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
13.6% of workers in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) worked from home on Census day.
2.4% of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) residents were born in England.
40.1% of people in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) NSW 2472.
Is Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
169 family households lived in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW); 34.9% were couple families and 16.0% were one-parent families.
34.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) had 670 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 76.6% of occupied private dwellings in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
33.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
24.6% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 34.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 37.1%, while 19.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
58.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 37.7% of the total.
58.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.0% reported a different address.
7.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.6% of residents used only English at home.
2.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.3% of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.6% of ancestry responses in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 37.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 14.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.3% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.0%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
25.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,071 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,560.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.6% in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW), compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 42.3% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 24.6% in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW), against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
Is Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $734,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 169 local families, and 15.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $932,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
33 streets in Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bagotville Rd
- Banks Ln
- Baraang Dr
- Baranng Dr
- Blackwall Dr
- Boundary Creek Rd
- Boundary Creek Road
- Broadwater Beach Rd
- Broadwater Evans Head Rd
- Broadwater-Evans Head Rd
- Broadwater Quarry Rd
- Broadwater Rd
- Byrnes St
- Cook St
- Duncan Street
- Fischer St
- Fletcher St
- George St
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- Langs
- Little Pitt St
- Mcdonald St
- Mcdonalds Trl
- Pacific Hwy
- Paddon St
- Pine Tree Rd
- Pitt St
- Plenkovich Rd
- Rifle Range Rd
- Rileys Hill Rd
- River St
- Sea View Cr
- Simmons St
- Wharf St
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