Neath, New South Wales
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The heritage Neath Hotel, pictured in 2015. | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Neath | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°49′38″S 151°24′38″E / 32.82722°S 151.41056°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Cessnock | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1900s | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 430 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2326 | ||||||||||||
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Neath is a village in New South Wales, Australia, west of Newcastle. There was originally a coal mine, built in 1906, but the mine closed in 1951 and passenger rail service to the village ended not long after. In 2021, the village recorded a population of 430, down from 490 in 2016.