Hinton, New South Wales

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Hinton
New South Wales

Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901
Population: ~362 [1] Note1
• Density: 37/km² (95.8/sq mi) Note2
Postcode: 2321
Coordinates: 32°43′S 151°39′E / -32.717, 151.65Coordinates: 32°43′S 151°39′E / -32.717, 151.65
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft) Note3
Area: 9.8 km² (3.8 sq mi) Note4
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council
Region: Hunter
County: Durham[2]
Parish: Seaham[2]
State District: Maitland
Federal Division: Paterson
Localities 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]

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Image gallery

Hinton from Brandy Hill, taken shortly after the 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms

Hinton from Brandy Hill, taken after the floodwaters had subsided

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  ABS QuickStats does not include all residents of the geographically recognised suburb of Hinton. However, the error is only small as the missed area consists only of a few farms.
  2. ^  This is the average density of the whole suburb. The population density in the township is slightly higher.
  3. ^  This is the average elevation of the township. The surrounding farmland is almost at river level as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  4. ^  Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Hinton (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. Map
  2. ^ a b Geographical Names Register Extract: Hinton. Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  3. ^ Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT). New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ Hinton. Department of Lands - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Department of Lands. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.

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