Parish of Hebden

Hebden is a Parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales.
Located at 10 km west of Wanaaring, New South Wales the main economic activity of the parish is agriculture. The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter.
The Parish is on Possum Creek, a tributary of the Paroo River.

History

Hebden Parish is on the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people and The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh. A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in July 1997.