wellington is a town in new south wales. it is where the macquarie and bell rivers join together. the town is the centre of the wellington shire local government area. the town is 362kms from sydney on the great western highway and mitchell highway. the average summer temperatures are between 17.5º celsius and 31.7º celsius. in winter the temperatures are between 1.5º celsius and 15º celsius. in 2001 there were 4,672 people living in wellington. there were 9,200 people living in the wellington shire.