Hill End, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Hill End, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Hill End |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bathurst Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.01758 |
| Longitude | 149.45327 |
| Population | 104 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 151.7 km² |
| Elevation | 886 m |
| Postcode | 2850 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 188 km west-northwest |
Hill End is a locality in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 104. The locality covers an area of 151.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 886 m above sea level. It lies approximately 188 km west-northwest of Sydney. Hill End is located at 33.0176°S, 149.4533°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2850. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Hill End rises from the undulating country, a scattering of weathered buildings against a sky that often burns with an astonishing clarity. It lies 43.2 km north-east of Orange, NSW (from Orange, NSW: bearing 53°T), and is situated 24.4 km east-north-east of Mullion Creek. The land here, a patchwork of dry grasses and hardy eucalypts, slopes gently towards unseen gullies, and the air, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a scent of warm earth and the distant, sweet perfume of flowering wattles. The silence, when it descends, is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the sparse trees or the occasional, distant bleating of sheep.
This is a place etched by a gold rush that, though long past, still whispers through the very bones of Hill End. The ghosts of miners, their hopes and hardships, seem to linger in the dust that coats the unsealed roads and in the skeletal remains of old mining equipment scattered across the landscape. The local economy, now largely sustained by the quiet trickle of tourists drawn to its historical charm and artistic heritage, feels a world away from the fevered digging of yesteryear. The Art Gallery at Hill End, a modest but vital hub, draws artists and appreciators alike, a testament to the enduring appeal of this rugged, yet strangely beautiful, corner of the country.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hill End, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Hill End, in the Bathurst Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hill End includes the postcode (2850), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bathurst Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hill End is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |