Rylstone, New South Wales

Rylstone is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Central Tablelands region within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.

Rylstone is a rural town located within the Mid-Western Region in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way road route. In the 2021 census, Rylstone had a population of 904. The area surrounding Rylstone is the traditional home of the Dabee tribe of the Wiradjuri people. Rylstone shares much of its locality, employment and infrastructure with its neighbouring town Kandos, 6 kilometres away; the two towns have a shared community which is connected by farming, the arts and Aboriginal culture. Rylstone is within a half an hour drive of Mudgee, and within two hours of Lithgow and Bathurst. Rylstone is a three hour drive from Sydney (via the Blue Mountains and Castlereagh Highway); and Newcastle (via Bylong Valley Way).