Aberdare, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E / 32.84000°S 151.38000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Cessnock | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.2961 km2 (1.2726 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 86.5 m (284 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,542 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 771.21/km2 (1,997.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2325 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Cessnock | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 October 1905 (town) 5 September 1975 (town) 23 October 2015 (locality) | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.5 °C (50.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 743.3 mm (29.26 in) | ||||||||||||
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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 from Newcastle and two hours from Sydney. George Brown found coal in the area in 1800s. Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius.