The Hill, New South Wales

The Hill Newcastle, New South Wales
Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage.
Coordinates	32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611Coordinates: 32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611
Population	2,101 (2006 census)
• Density	3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2300
Area	0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	159 km (99 mi) NNE of Sydney 0 km (0 mi) from Newcastle
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Newcastle
Federal Division(s)	Newcastle
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.5 °C 78 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,139.5 mm 44.9 in
Suburbs around The Hill: Newcastle, Cooks Hill Newcastle Newcastle Cooks Hill The Hill Newcastle Bar Beach Tasman Sea Newcastle, Tasman Sea

The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district. The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.

As of January 2009, the average house price in The Hill was about A$537,500.

Residence building, which is part of St. Mary's Star of Sea Church

Jesmond House is a grand mansion of the 1880s with significant historic associations with Newcastle.

Looking east from Jesmond House with Nobbys Head and in the background.

The obverse face of beacon tower, which was used as a navigational aid. Alterations to the bearings of the entrance channel led to commissioning of new lights in steel towers on other sites on 1 June 1918

Christchurch Cathedral.