Rural West planning district
About the profile areas
The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Rural West planning district is 5,728, with a population density of 4.73 persons per square km.
Location and boundaries
The Rural West planning district makes up the western half of Cessnock, with Singleton District lying to the north and west, along with Hawkesbury District in the west and southwest, Central Coast in the long west boundary. More specifically the the first part of the northern boundary runs along Howes Trail, some of Wollombi Road, Coolawine Trail, Mortons Road and Broken Back Trail. The east boundary tracks Broken Back Road, runs through the locality of Mount View, along Bellbird, Cessnock, Kitchener, Quorrobolong and through Olney. The southern boundary largely follows the Watagan Forest Road, the Wollombi Forest Road, some of Walker’s Ridge Road through the Olney Forest, then along the George Downes Drive, Great North Road, Mount Simpson Road, Boree Trak and the Bala Range Trail. The west boundary follows the MacDonald River.
Important
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Population5,728 2023 ABS ERP |
Land area1,211 square km |
Population density4.73 persons per square km |
Included areas
- The Rural West planning district includes the localities Cedar Creek,
- Pelton,
- Ellalong,
- Paxton,
- Congewai,
- Millfield,
- Sweetmans Creek,
- Corrabare,
- Wollombi,
- Watagan,
- Murrays Run,
- Femances Crossing,
- Dairy Arma and Laguna,
- plus parts of Mount View,
- Bucketty and Paynes Crossing.