Hinton, New South Wales
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| Hinton New South Wales |
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 Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901 |
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| Population: | ~362[1] Note1 | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 37/km² (95.8/sq mi) Note2 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2321 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32°43′S 151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.65°ECoordinates: 32°43′S 151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.65°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 6 m (20 ft) Note3 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 9.8 km² (3.8 sq mi) Note4 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Port Stephens Council | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| County: | Durham[2] | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Seaham[2] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Maitland | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Paterson | ||||||||||||
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Hinton is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] Primarily rural, the largest population centre is the township of Hinton, which is situated on the Paterson River, near to the confluence of the Hunter and Paterson rivers.[4]
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[edit] Floods
Due to the close proximity of the Hunter and Paterson rivers and the low elevation of surrounding ground the town is often isolated for a number of days during periods of exceptionally high rainfall. Most recently this happened in March 2000 and June 2007.
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Hinton from Brandy Hill, taken shortly after the 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms
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Hinton from Brandy Hill, taken after the floodwaters had subsided
[edit] Notes
- ^ ABS QuickStats does not include all residents of the geographically recognised suburb of Hinton. However, the error is only small as the missed area consists only of a few farms.
- ^ This is the average density of the whole suburb. The population density in the township is slightly higher.
- ^ This is the average elevation of the township. The surrounding farmland is almost at river level as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hinton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC17519&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 27 May 2008. Map
- ^ a b "Geographical Names Register Extract: Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MaIOjzZTTR. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?region=HT®iontype=1. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Hinton". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Hinton. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
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