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Coordinates: 32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611
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The Hill
Newcastle, New South Wales
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.
The Hill is located in New South Wales
The Hill
The Hill
Coordinates32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611
Population2,101 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2300
Area0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi)Note1
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Newcastle[2]
RegionHunter[2]
CountyNorthumberland[3]
ParishNewcastle[3]
State electorate(s)Newcastle[4]
Federal division(s)Newcastle[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25.5 °C
78 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 1,139.5 mm
44.9 in
Suburbs around The Hill:
Newcastle, Cooks Hill Newcastle Newcastle
Cooks Hill The Hill Newcastle
Bar Beach Tasman Sea Newcastle, Tasman Sea

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.[2][6] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block[citation needed]. As of January 2009, the average house price in The Hill was about A$537,500.[7]

  • Residence building, which is part of St Mary's Star of the Sea Church
    Residence building, which is part of St Mary's Star of the Sea Church
  • Jesmond House is an Italianate mansion of the 1880s with significant historic associations with Newcastle.
    Jesmond House is an Italianate mansion of the 1880s with significant historic associations with Newcastle.
  • Looking east from Jesmond House with Nobbys Head and Stockton Beach in the background.
    Looking east from Jesmond House with Nobbys Head and Stockton Beach in the background.
  • Christchurch Cathedral
    Christchurch Cathedral


Notes

  1. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Hill (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 January 2009. Map
  2. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Newcastle City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b "The Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Newcastle". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. ^ "The Hill". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. ^ "The Hill suburb profile @ domain.com.au". domain.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2009.


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