City of Broken Hill
City of Broken Hill | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of City of Broken Hill | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 31°57′S 141°27′E / 31.950°S 141.450°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 22 September 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Council Chambers, Broken Hill | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Tom Kennedy (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 170 km2 (66 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 17,588 (2021 census) 17,479 (2019 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 103.5/km2 (268/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) | ||||||||||||
| County | Yancowinna | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Broken Hill | ||||||||||||
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The City of Broken Hill is a local government area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area contains an isolated mining city, Broken Hill, located in the outback of New South Wales and is surrounded by the Unincorporated Far West Region. The city is located adjacent to the Silver City and Barrier Highways and the Broken Hill railway line.
As of 2021 the mayor of the City of Broken Hill Council is Cr. Tom Kennedy, an independent politician.