Aberdare, New South Wales

Aberdare
Cessnock, New South Wales
Aberdare is located in New South Wales
Aberdare
Aberdare
Map
Coordinates32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E / 32.84000°S 151.38000°E / -32.84000; 151.38000[1]
Population2,473 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density750.28/km2 (1,943.2/sq mi)
Established1904[3]
Gazetted14 October 1905 (town)[4]
5 September 1975 (town)[5]
23 October 2015 (locality)[6]
Postcode(s)2325[7]
Elevation86.5 m (284 ft)[8]
Area3.2961 km2 (1.3 sq mi)[9]
Time zoneAEST[10] (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT[11] (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Cessnock[12]
RegionHunter
CountyNorthumberland[12]
ParishCessnock[12]
State electorate(s)Cessnock[13]
Federal division(s)Hunter[14]
Mean max temp[15] Mean min temp[15] Annual rainfall[15]
24.2 °C
76 °F		 10.5 °C
51 °F		 743.3 mm
29.3 in
Suburbs around Aberdare:
Cessnock Cessnock Neath
Cessnock Aberdare Kearsley
Cessnock Cessnock Kearsley

Aberdare is a suburb of Cessnock, a large town based on coal mining in the Lower Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia. Aberdare is a small suburb just 15 minutes' from wine country, 45 minutes to Newcastle and two hours to Sydney.[16] George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's.[16] Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius[16]

  1. ^ "Aberdare (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aberdare". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Cessnock Public School (1970). The History of Aberdare. Cessnock. p. 2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). Pamphlet. Questionnaire and derivative article being the participation of the School in the Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations 10–19 April 1970.
  4. ^ "TOWN OF ABERDARE". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 536. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 6919. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 114. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1975. p. 3623. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966" (PDF). Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 91. New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 2015. p. 3403. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via NSW Legislation.
  7. ^ "Aberdare Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. ^ Mean elevation based on highest (101 m) and lowest (72 m) points in suburb. "Map of Aberdare in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (13 September 2016). Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2016, 'State Suburbs ASGS Edition 2016 in .csv Format', data cube: Excel Spreadsheet, cat. no. 1270.0.55.003 (Report). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
  11. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
  12. ^ a b c "Aberdare (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ a b c "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Aberdare: Escape to the quiet life". Newcastle Herald. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.