| Neath Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 The heritage Neath Hotel, pictured in 2015. | |||||||||||||||
  Neath | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°49′38″S 151°24′38″E / 32.82722°S 151.41056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 430 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1900s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2326[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Paterson | ||||||||||||||
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Neath is a village in New South Wales, Australia, west of Newcastle. There was originally a coal mine, built in 1906, but the mine closed in 1951 and passenger rail service to the village ended not long after. In 2021, the village recorded a population of 430, down from 490 in 2016.