Hay, New South Wales
Hay | |
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Looking south down Lachlan Street, the main street of Hay | |
Hay | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′0″S 144°51′0″E / 34.50000°S 144.85000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1859 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 93.3 m (306 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,882 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2711 |
| County | Waradgery |
| Mean max temp | 24.3 °C (75.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.0 °C (50.0 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 368.3 mm (14.50 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.