Broke, New South Wales

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Broke is a village of approximately 400 people in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is located 157 kilometres to the north of Sydney on the original early colonial road from Sydney to Singleton (26 kilometres north).

The area is well known for its boutique wine production and is usually referred to as the 'Broke-Fordwich' wine region (a sub-region to the more famous Pokolbin area nearby). There is also substantial open-cut and underground coal mining in the area between Broke and Singleton. The village also holds an annual fair in Spring.

Coordinates: 32°45′S, 151°06′E