Hay, New South Wales

Hay
New South Wales
Looking south down Lachlan Street, the main street of Hay
Hay is located in New South Wales
Hay
Hay
Coordinates34°30′0″S 144°51′0″E / 34.50000°S 144.85000°E / -34.50000; 144.85000
Population2,882 (2021 census)[1]
Established1859
Postcode(s)2711
Elevation93.3 m (306 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Hay Shire
CountyWaradgery
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Farrer
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.3 °C
76 °F
10.0 °C
50 °F
368.3 mm
14.5 in

Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. It is the administrative centre of Hay Shire local government area and the centre of a prosperous and productive agricultural district on the wide Hay Plains.

Located approximately midway between Sydney and Adelaide at the junction of the Sturt, Cobb and Mid-Western Highways, Hay is an important regional and national transport node. The town itself is built beside the Murrumbidgee River, part of the Murray–Darling river system; Australia's largest. The main business district of Hay is situated on the north bank of the river.

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