The Hill, New South Wales
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Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage. | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of The Hill | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,076 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2300 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,139.5 mm (44.86 in) | ||||||||||||
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The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district. The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block. As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m.