It is located 317 kilometres (197 mi) north-west of the state capital, Sydney.

The area now known as Stuart Town lies within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people.

Stuart Town is often claimed to be the birthplace of the former New South Wales Premier Sir Robert Askin.

In fact, he was born at Glebe in Sydney, but he did spend much of his childhood at Stuart Town.

[9] Stuart Town has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Stuart Town station is served by a daily NSW TrainLink XPT service which runs between Sydney and Dubbo.