The Hill, New South Wales

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. As of January 2009, the average house price in The Hill was about A$537,500.[7]

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
Coordinates32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E
Population1,943 (2016 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

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land.[8] Was first known as Church Hill then Prospect Hill.[9] It was one of the earliest settled areas of Newcastle and the site of the first town plan laid out by Henry Dangar in 1823.[9]

Heritage listings

The Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 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.
  • Looking east from Jesmond House with Nobbys Head and Stockton Beach in the background.
  • Christchurch Cathedral

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

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "The Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Newcastle City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. "The Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  4. "Newcastle". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  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.
  8. "Aboriginal Culture". City of Newcastle.
  9. FEATURE, CARRIE FELLNER | A. DOMAIN ADVERTISING (6 March 2017). "Suburb profile: The Hill". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  10. "Newcastle Reservoirs Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H02001. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. "Woodlands". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00306. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. "Christ Church Cathedral, Movable Collections, Cemetery and Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01858. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. "Anglican Cathedral Hall, Christ Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00156. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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