Aberdare, New South Wales

Aberdare
Aberdare
Interactive map of Aberdare
Coordinates: 32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E / 32.84000°S 151.38000°E / -32.84000; 151.38000
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionHunter
CityCessnock
LGA
Location
Established1904
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
3.2961 km2 (1.2726 sq mi)
Elevation
86.5 m (284 ft)
Population
 • Total2,542 (2021 census)
 • Density771.21/km2 (1,997.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2325
CountyNorthumberland
ParishCessnock
Gazetted14 October 1905 (town)
5 September 1975 (town)
23 October 2015 (locality)
Mean max temp24.2 °C (75.6 °F)
Mean min temp10.5 °C (50.9 °F)
Annual rainfall743.3 mm (29.26 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 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.