Broughton Village
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Broughton Village is a locality on the border of the Kiama and Shoalhaven local government areas in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on the Princes Highway about 18 km southwest of Kiama and 39 km north of Nowra and on Broughton Creek. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 95.[1] Broughton Village is not to be confused with Broughton, a locality that lies to its immediate southwest or Broughton Vale, which lies to its immediate northwest.
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Princes Highway at Broughton Village | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°44′47″S 150°45′08″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2534 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Broughton | ||||||||||||
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The locality is named after Broughton, a local Dharawal man who was employed as a guide and intermediary for the early British colonists.[4]