Table Top/Ettamogah, New South Wales

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Table Top/Ettamogah Albury, New South Wales
Table Top Mountain
Population:	1179 [1]
Postcode:	2640
Location:	16 km (10 mi) from Albury 19 km (12 mi) from Bowna
LGA:	City of Albury
State District:	Albury
Federal Division:	Farrer
Suburbs around Table Top/Ettamogah: Greater Hume Shire Greater Hume Shire Greater Hume Shire Jindera, Hume Shire Table Top/Ettamogah Greater Hume Shire Thurgoona Springdale Heights Hamilton Valley

Table Top/Ettamogah is an outer suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Albury and 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Bowna. At the 2006 census, Table Top/Ettamogah had a population of 1109..^[1] The area used to be part of the Greater Hume Shire but was recently integrated into the City of Albury.

Table Top and Ettamogah are technically two distinct suburbs of Albury, but the difference between them is unclear, and they both have a small population. Both are located in the flat area north of Albury, bounded by the Greater Hume Shire, including Jindera, to the north, and the suburbs of Hamilton Valley, Springdale Heights, Thurgoona and Wirlinga to the south.

Table Top/Ettamogah is a rural and agricultural area, with a large part of the population living in an area around the Norske Skog Paper Mill. Features of the area include the original Ettamogah Pub (based on a cartoon pub by Ken Maynard that was featured in the now defunct Australasian Post magazine), the Ettamogah Wildlife Sanctuary (now called Oze Wildlife), several wineries and Table Top Public School.

[edit] Geography

The Table Top/Ettamogah area is mostly flat, but includes part of the Black Range in the south and east. Part of the area is the north-western part of Lake Hume. The boundary between Table Top and Ettamogah is unclear, but is often described as being on the highway, with Ettamogah on the right when leaving Albury.

[edit] Residents

At the 2006 Census, the population of Table Top/Ettamogah was 1179. The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican, and the average household income was $1381, above the Australian average of $1027. The median age was 37.

[edit] References

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Coordinates: 35°98′S 147°0′E / -36.633, 147