North Rothbury, New South Wales

North Rothbury
Cessnock, New South Wales
North Rothbury
Coordinates32°40′52″S 151°20′56″E / 32.681°S 151.349°E / -32.681; 151.349
Population2,502 (2021 census)
Gazetted23 October 2015 (locality)
Postcode(s)2335
Elevation72 m (236 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEST (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Cesnock
RegionHunter
CountyNorthumberland
State electorate(s)Cessnock
Federal division(s)Hunter
Suburbs around North Rothbury:
Branxton Branxton Greta
Belford North Rothbury Greta
Rothbury Lovedale Lovedale

North Rothbury is a town located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is 17 km from Cessnock. The town is experiencing rapid population growth, with the population ballooning from 898 to 2,502 between 2016 and 2021, largely in part due to the development of the Huntlee estates. Rothbury is another small settlement roughly 5km to the southwest.

The town has a memorial to the 1929 Rothbury Riot.

The town is home to a small population of the critically endangered North Rothbury Persoonia (Persoonia pauciflora).