Melville is a locality in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Melville New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°40′37.2″S 151°31′15.5″E / 32.677000°S 151.520972°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 64 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11.43/km2 (29.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10 to 182 m (33 to 597 ft)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Maitland[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Durham[4] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Middlehope[4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Maitland[5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Melville is a rural locality and covers an area of 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi).[3] The Hunter River is located along the southern and western boundary rising to the Rosebrook Ridge at 182 metres (597 ft) located in the North.[3]
The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[8]