Bathurst, New South Wales

Bathurst New South Wales
Bathurst skyline
Bathurst
Coordinates	33°25′12″S 149°34′40″E
Population	35,020 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1814
Postcode(s)	2795
Elevation	650 m (2,133 ft)
Location	203 km (126 mi) NW of Sydney
State electorate(s)	Bathurst
Federal division(s)	Calare
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.8 °C 68 °F 6.8 °C 44 °F 638.4 mm 25.1 in

Bathurst is a city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 200km west of Sydney. Bathurst has a campus of Charles Sturt University^[2] and a cathedral.

Bathurst is famous for Mount Panorama racetrack. Every year the Bathurst 1000 motor race happens over Easter. The race is a 1000 km event. The racetrack is 6.213km. It usually takes drivers about 7 hours to complete the race.

Bathurst has passenger trains to and from Sydney.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bathurst". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. "Charles Sturt University in Bathurst". csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
3. Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Bathurst Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.