| Morpeth Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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St_Johns_College_Morpeth-1.jpg) Closebourne House, Morpeth | |||||||||||||||
  Morpeth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°43′34″S 151°37′54″E / 32.72611°S 151.63167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,403 (2016 census)[1]Note1 | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 188/km2 (490/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1821 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2321 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft)Note2 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)Note3 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maitland[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Alnwick[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Morpeth is a suburb of the city of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It is on the southern banks of the Hunter River at the border between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs.[6] The major population centre, where almost all residents of the suburb reside, is the historical town of Morpeth which takes its name from Morpeth, Northumberland, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in England.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Morpeth (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Morpeth". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Morpeth". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
