McGraths Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 53 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the north-west by South Creek, shortly before it enters the Hawkesbury River. It is named after James McGrath, an Irish convict transported to Australia aboard the Hercules in 1802, who purchased property in the area around 1813.[2]
| McGraths Hill Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°37′10″S 150°50′35″E / 33.61944°S 150.84306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,537 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2756 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 53 km (33 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McGraths Hill(State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Convict Records: James Mcgrath".
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