Bathurst Tourism, NSW Australia
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Bathurst Fast Facts
- State: NSW
- District: Bathurst District
- Famous for/as: grand heritage buildings, parklands and tree-lined streets
- Population: 33,110 (2011)
- Altitude: 650 m
- Language: English
- Best Season: Around-all-year
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- Pincode: 2795
- STDCode: 02
Bathurst Info
Address: 1 Kendall Avenue, Bathurst NSW 2795, Australia
Bathurst, Australia Overview
Bathurst is located on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, 207 km west of Sydney. This gracious and historical town has grand heritage buildings, parklands and tree-lined streets. It's also home to Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit where two major endurance meets are held each year: the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst 1000.
Things to do around Bathurst include seeing the amazing skeleton of a T-rex dinosaur at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, viewing the extensive collection at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery or visiting the historic home of former prime minister, Ben Chifley.
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Bathurst, Australia History
The Bathurst area was originally occupied by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people.
Bathurst is often referred to as Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama is a landmark of the city. Bathurst has an historic city centre with many buildings remaining from the gold rush period of the mid to late 1800s.
The median age of the city's population is 34.0 years; this is related to the large education sector in the community and is particularly young for a regional centre (the state average is 36.4.) Population growth has reached 1.6% per annum over the five years until 2010, making Bathurst the seventh fastest growing regional city in NSW. This growth over recent years has resulted in increased urban development including retail precincts, sporting facilities, housing estates and expanding industrial areas.