Hinton, New South Wales

Hinton
New South Wales
Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901
Hinton is located in New South Wales
Hinton
Hinton
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Coordinates32°43′S 151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.650°E / -32.717; 151.650
Population471 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density48.06/km2 (124.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2321
Elevation6 m (20 ft)[Note 1]
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council
RegionHunter
CountyDurham[2]
ParishSeaham[2]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens
Federal division(s)Paterson
Suburbs around Hinton:
Wallalong Wallalong Seaham
Phoenix Park Hinton Osterley
Morpeth Morpeth, Berry Park, Duckenfield Millers Forest, Duckenfield

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] In 1835 the post office requested a name for the town and the surveyor general suggested Hinton prior to this it was known as the second arm of the Hunter river.[5] The first European settlers were 12 ex convicts in 1818.[6]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hinton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ a b "Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Hinton". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. ^ "How Hinton got its name". Victoria Hotel. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Hinton, NSW". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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