Pokolbin, New South Wales

Pokolbin
CessnockNew South Wales
Sunset over a Pokolbin vineyard
Pokolbin vineyard
Pokolbin is located in New South Wales
Pokolbin
Pokolbin
Coordinates32°47′54″S 151°17′4″E / 32.79833°S 151.28444°E / -32.79833; 151.28444
Population1,049 (SAL 2021)[1]
 • DensityNote2
Established1800s
Postcode(s)2320
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionHunter[2][3]
CountyNorthumberland[4]
ParishPokolbin[4]
State electorate(s)Cessnock[5]
Federal division(s)Hunter[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
30 °C
86 °F
3.8 °C
39 °F
699.1 mm
27.5 in
Suburbs around Pokolbin:
Singleton Military Area Rothbury Rothbury
Singleton Military Area, Broke Pokolbin Nukalba
Broke Mount View Cessnock

Pokolbin /pəˈklbɪn/[8] is a rural locality in the Hunter Region of New South Wales Australia.[4] It is part of the Singleton Council local government area and the city of Cessnock.[2][3][9] The area is the centre of the Lower Hunter Valley wine region. Pokolbin lies within the Hunter Valley Important Bird Area.[10]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pokolbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Singleton Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Pokolbin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2010. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 11 April 2024. Localities and postcodes. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019. Aberdare, Abermain, Abernethy, Allandale, Barnsley, Belford, Bellbird, Bellbird Heights, Bishops Bridge, Black Hill, Branxton, Brunkerville, Buchanan, Bucketty, Buttai, Cameron Park, Cedar Creek, Cessnock, Cliftleigh, Congewai, Dairy Arm, Edgeworth, Ellalong, Elrington, Fernances Crossing, Greta, Greta Main, Heddon Greta, Holmesville, Kearsley, Keinbah, Kitchener, Kurri Kurri, Laguna, Lovedale, Loxford, Millfield, Milsons Arm, Mount View, Mount Vincent, Mulbring, Murrays Run, Narone Creek, Neath, North Rothbury, Nulkaba, Paxton, Paynes Crossing, Pelaw Main, Pelton, Pokolbin, Quorrobolong, Richmond Vale, Rothbury, Sawyers Gully, Seahampton, Stanford Merthyr, Stockrington, Sweetmans Creek, Watagan, West Wallsend, Weston, Wollombi.
  6. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Hunter (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Location Description. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2010. Hunter includes the Muswellbrook Shire Council, Singleton Council, Cessnock City Council (part) and Lake Macquarie City Council (part). The main towns include Broke, Cessnock, Denman, Mulbring, Muswellbrook, Paxton, Putty, Singleton, Widden and Wyee.
  7. ^ a b c "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Pokolbin wine ad (w Belinda Giblin) [1983]". YouTube. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Pokolbin". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Lower Hunter Valley - This is an IBA in Danger!". datazone.birdlife.org. BirdLife International. Retrieved 10 March 2024.