Osterley, New South Wales
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| Osterley New South Wales |
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| Coordinates: | 32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E / 32.72333°S 151.70111°ECoordinates: 32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E / 32.72333°S 151.70111°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 5 m (16 ft) Note1 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi) Note2 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Port Stephens Council[1] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
| County: | Durham[2] | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Seaham[2] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Maitland[3] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Paterson[4] | ||||||||||||
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Osterley is a small rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] Most of the small population lives in the elevated part of the suburb along Hinton Road, east of Barties Creek which is a tributary of the Hunter River. The area to the west of Barties creek is low-lying and subject to periodic flooding.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Even though it is a small suburb, elevations in Osterley vary considerably from 0-18.9 metres (0-62 feet). The average elevation along Hinton Road in the residential section of the suburb is approximately 5m (16ft). Elevations are as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400®ion=HT. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Geographical Names Register Extract: Osterley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWQlBKqbIt. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/maitland. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Osterley". 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=Osterley. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
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