Bathurst is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres west-northwest of Sydney and is th…Bathurst is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Founded in 1815, Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 37,396 in 2021.