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The Hill
Newcastle, New South Wales
Beacon Tower Rear.jpg
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
Location in New South Wales
Population 1,943 (2016 census)
 • Density 3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2300
Area 0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) City of Newcastle
Region Hunter
County Northumberland
Parish Newcastle
State electorate(s) Newcastle
Federal Division(s) Newcastle
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. 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.

Images for kids

  • House1 The Hill

    Residence building, which is part of St Mary's Star of the Sea Church

  • NewcastleEast2000s

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

  • Christchurch Cathedral Newcastle

    Christchurch Cathedral

  • Tyrrell Street house

    Tyrrell Street house, Newcastle, NSW, 21 September 1887

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