Aberdare, New South Wales
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. George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's. Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius
| Aberdare Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Aberdare | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,473 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 750.28/km2 (1,943.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 October 1905 (town) 5 September 1975 (town) 23 October 2015 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2325 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 86.5 m (284 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.2961 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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