Broughton Vale
Town in New South Wales, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broughton Vale is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies north of the Princes Highway at Berry between Nowra and Gerringong and on Broughton Mill creek. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 165.[4] Broughton Vale is not to be confused with Broughton Village or Broughton, which both lie to its immediate east.
Broughton Vale | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broughton Vale | |||||||||||||
  Broughton Vale | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°43′57″S 150°43′02″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 180 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2535 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Broughton | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The locality is named after Broughton, a local Dharawal man who was employed as a guide and intermediary for the early British colonists.[5]
