Aberdare, New South Wales

Suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E / 32.84000°S 151.38000°E / -32.84000; 151.38000^[1]Population2,473 (2016 census)^[2] • Density750.28/km² (1,943.2/sq mi)Established1904^[3]Gazetted14 October 1905 (town)^[4]
5 September 1975 (town)^[5]
23 October 2015 (locality)^[6]Postcode(s)2325^[7]Elevation86.5 m (284 ft)^[8]Area3.2961 km² (1.3 sq mi)^[9]Time zoneAEST^[10] (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT^[11] (UTC+11)Location

2.3 km (1 mi) ESE of Cessnock
48.2 km (30 mi) WNW of Newcastle
153 km (95 mi) N of Sydney

LGA(s)Cessnock^[12]RegionHunterCounty Northumberland^[12]ParishCessnock^[12]State electorate(s)Cessnock^[13]Federal division(s)Hunter^[14]

Mean max temp^[15]	Mean min temp^[15]	Annual rainfall^[15]
24.2 °C 76 °F	10.5 °C 51 °F	743.3 mm 29.3 in

Suburbs around Aberdare:
Cessnock	Cessnock	Neath
Cessnock	Aberdare	Kearsley
Cessnock	Cessnock	Kearsley

Aberdare is a suburb of Cessnock, a large town based on coal mining in the Lower Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia. Aberdare is a small suburb just 15 minutes' from wine country, 45 minutes to Newcastle and two hours to Sydney.^[16] George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's.^[16] Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius^[16]

Heritage Listing

Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses on 33,37, 41-47 Cessnock Street.^[17]

References

^ "Aberdare (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aberdare". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Cessnock Public School (1970). The History of Aberdare. Cessnock. p. 2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). Pamphlet. Questionnaire and derivative article being the participation of the School in the Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations 10–19 April 1970.
^ "TOWN OF ABERDARE". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 536. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 6919. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 114. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1975. p. 3623. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966" (PDF). Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 91. New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 2015. p. 3403. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via NSW Legislation.
^ "Aberdare Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Mean elevation based on highest (101 m) and lowest (72 m) points in suburb. "Map of Aberdare in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (13 September 2016). Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2016, 'State Suburbs ASGS Edition 2016 in .csv Format', data cube: Excel Spreadsheet, cat. no. 1270.0.55.003 (Report). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aberdare (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aberdare: Escape to the quiet life". Newcastle Herald. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
^ "Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses (Former) | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.