| Type: | suburb |
| Hillsborough | |
| City: | Greater Newcastle |
| State: | nsw |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hunter Central Coast |
| Lga: | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Postcode: | 2290 |
| Pop: | 641 |
| Area: | 0.6 |
| Est: | 1829 |
| Parish: | Kahibah |
| Stategov: | Charlestown |
| Fedgov: | Shortland |
| Dist1: | 13 |
| Dir1: | WSW |
| Location1: | Newcastle |
| Dist2: | 3 |
| Dir2: | WNW |
| Location2: | Charlestown |
| Near-Nw: | Cardiff South |
| Near-N: | Garden Suburb |
| Near-Ne: | Kotara South |
| Near-W: | Warners Bay |
| Near-E: | Charlestown |
| Near-Sw: | Warners Bay |
| Near-S: | Mount Hutton |
| Near-Se: | Gateshead |
Hillsborough is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 13km (08miles) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[1]
In 1874 a coal mining venture was started at Hillsborough, but the coal was found to be of inferior quality and could not be sold. The mine was abandoned in 1879 and the town shortly afterwards. Hillsborough remained a ghost town until it was redeveloped after World War II. Hillsborough Public School opened in 1963.