Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is an area of New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River flows through the valley.^[1] The Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast. It is known for its wineries and coal mines. It is about 120 km (75 mi) to 310 km (193 mi) and less than 2 hours drive from north of Sydney, Australia.^[2] About 590,000 people live in the valley. More than half of the people live in the coastal cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. There are also other towns and villages across the valley. There are 11 Local Government Areas that look after the area. These eleven LGAs are:^[3]

• Cessnock City Council
• Dungog Shire Council
• Gloucester Shire Council
• Great Lakes Council
• Lake Macquarie City Council
• Maitland City Council
• Muswellbrook Shire Council
• Newcastle City Council
• Port Stephens Council
• Singleton Shire Council
• Upper Hunter Shire Council

Hunter Region New South Wales
View across the Hunter Valley
The mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle
Hunter Region The location of Newcastle, the major city in the Hunter Region
Coordinates	32°55′S 151°45′E
Population	620,530 (2011 census)[Note 1]
• Density	21.2911/km2 (55.1438/sq mi)
Area	29,145 km2 (11,252.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	120 km (75 mi) N of Sydney
LGA(s)	Cities (by population) City of Lake Macquarie City of Newcastle City of Maitland City of Cessnock Other LGAs (by population) Port Stephens Council Great Lakes Council Singleton Council Muswellbrook Shire Upper Hunter Shire Dungog Shire Gloucester Shire
State electorate(s)	Cessnock, Charlestown Lake Macquarie, Maitland Myall Lakes, Newcastle Port Stephens, Swansea Upper Hunter, Wallsend Wyong
Federal division(s)	Charlton, Hunter Lyne, Newcastle Paterson, Shortland
Localities around Hunter Region: North West Slopes New England Mid North Coast Hunter Region Tasman Sea Central West Central Coast Tasman Sea