Hillston is a township in western New South Wales, Australia, in Carrathool Shire, on the banks of the Lachlan River. It was founded in 1863 and at the 2021 census had a population of 1,547. William Hovell and his exploration party were the first European visitors to the Hillston district, in 1817. Oxley wrote in his journal: "country uninhabitable and useless for all purposes of civilised man".
Population: 1,547 (2021 census)
Established: 1863
Postcode(s): 2675
Elevation: 122.0 m (400 ft)
Location: 683 km (424 mi) W of Sydney · 590 km (367 mi) N of Melbourne · 110 km (68 mi) N of Griffith
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