Bathurst

Also known as Bathurst, New South Wales, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Bathurst is a city in New South Wales, Australia, serving as the capital of the Bathurst Regional Council. Established in 1815, it is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst. The city is situated at an elevation of 650 meters above sea level and falls within the UTC+10:00 time zone. Its postal code is 2795, and it is associated with the Calare electoral district.

The population of Bathurst is 36,230, comprising 17,362 males and 17,651 females. The city centre has a recorded population of 6,949. Bathurst is described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 53 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, Open Meteo, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Bathurst
Region: New South Wales
Country: Australia
Population: 36,230
Timezone: Australia/Sydney

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Air quality

21US AQIGood

PM2.5: 1.4 µg/m³
PM10: 1.8 µg/m³

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Key facts

Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
Region: Central West
Lga: Bathurst Regional Council
Location: 203 km (126 mi) WNW of Sydney 60 km (37 mi) W of Lithgow 55 km (34 mi) ESE of Orange 186 km (116 mi) N of Goulburn 280 km (170 mi) N of Canberra
State electorate: Bathurst
Federal division: Calare
Elevation: 650 m (2,130 ft)
Total: 36,230 ( urban centre and locality</span>"}]]}'>UCL 2021 )
Mean max temp: 20.8 °C (69.4 °F)
Mean min temp: 6.7 °C (44.1 °F)
Annual rainfall: 647.8 mm (25.50 in)