Hinton, New South Wales
| Hinton New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 313 (2011 census)[1][Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 208.7/km2 (541/sq mi) [Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2321 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft)[Note 3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)[Note 4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Durham[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Seaham[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | 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]
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.
Notes
- ^ ABS QuickStats does not include all residents of the geographically recognised suburb of Hinton. Instead, it concentrates only on the township.
- ^ This is the average density of the township only.
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hinton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Hinton". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
External links
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