Bathurst, New South Wales
| Bathurst New South Wales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Street | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°25′12″S 149°34′40″E / 33.42000°S 149.57778°E | ||||||||
| Population | 36,230 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||
| Established | 1814 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2795 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bathurst Regional Council | ||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Bathurst (/ˈbæθɜːrst/) is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Founded in 1815, Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 44,621 in 2023.
Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country, as the area was the site of Australia's first discovery of payable gold in 1851, and where Australia's first gold rush occurred. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama, also known as Wahluu, is a landmark of the city which brings in a lot of tourism, especially during the week of the Bathurst 1000. Bathurst has a historic city centre with many ornate buildings remaining from the New South Wales gold rush in the mid to late 19th century.