The Hill, New South Wales

Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611Population1,943 (2016 census)^[1] • Density3,335/km² (8,640/sq mi)Postcode(s)2300Area0.63 km² (0.2 sq mi)^Note1Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location

159 km (99 mi) NNE of Sydney
0 km (0 mi) from Newcastle

LGA(s)City of Newcastle^[2]RegionHunter^[2]County Northumberland^[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

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.^{[citation needed]} As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m.^[7]

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land.^[8] The Hill 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] The first railway was located there, starting at AA Coy's A Pit just off Church Street^[10]

The Boltons

The site was originally used as a mine with two engines creating coal fired stream.^[10] A series of four homes in San Francisco style.^[10] They are timber houses designed by Frederick B Menkins and built by G.W Brewer in 1904.^[10] Each house has 4 bedrooms and bathroom is the last selling for $1,725,00.^[11]

Heritage listings

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

51 Brown Street: Newcastle Reservoirs^[12]
51 Church Street: Woodlands^[13]
52a Church Street: Christ Church Cathedral^[14]
52a Church Street: Horbury Hunt Hall^[15]

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Hill, New South Wales.

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
Tyrrell Street house, Newcastle, NSW, 21 September 1887

Notes

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

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "The Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Newcastle City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b "The Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ "Newcastle". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ "The Hill". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ "The Hill suburb profile @ domain.com.au". domain.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
^ "Aboriginal Culture". City of Newcastle.
^ ^a ^b FEATURE, CARRIE FELLNER | A. DOMAIN ADVERTISING (6 March 2017). "Suburb profile: The Hill". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d jonruwolt (12 September 2018). "Boltons, the Hill, Newcastle". Federation Home. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "3 Menkens Lane, The Hill NSW 2300 – House for Sale | Allhomes". allhomes.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Newcastle Reservoirs Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H02001. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Woodlands". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00306. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Christ Church Cathedral, Movable Collections, Cemetery and Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01858. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Anglican Cathedral Hall, Christ Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00156. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.