Aberdare, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aberdare Cessnock, New South Wales
Aberdare Location in New South Wales
Population	2,473 (2016 census)
• Density	750.28/km2 (1,943.2/sq mi)
Established	1904
Gazetted	14 October 1905 (town) 5 September 1975 (town) 23 October 2015 (locality)
Postcode(s)	2325
Elevation	86.5 m (284 ft)
Area	3.2961 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (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
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
Parish	Cessnock
State electorate(s)	Cessnock
Federal Division(s)	Hunter
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 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. George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's. Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius

Heritage Listing

Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses on 33,37, 41-47 Cessnock Street.