McGraths Hill, New South Wales

McGraths Hill
Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°37′10″S 150°50′35″E / 33.61939°S 150.84304°E / -33.61939; 150.84304Coordinates: 33°37′10″S 150°50′35″E / 33.61939°S 150.84304°E / -33.61939; 150.84304
Population 2,507 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2756
Location 53 km (33 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s) Hawkesbury
Federal Division(s) Macquarie
Suburbs around McGraths Hill:
Windsor Pitt Town Bottoms Pitt Town
Windsor McGraths Hill Oakville
Mulgrave Vineyard Oakville

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]

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