Hinton, New South Wales

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]

Hinton
New South Wales
Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901
Hinton
Coordinates32°43′S 151°39′E
Population448 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density45.71/km2 (118.4/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

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.

Left image shows Hinton from Brandy Hill, shortly after the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms. The right image was taken after the floodwaters had subsided.

Heritage listings

Hinton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 448 people in Hinton. 89.9% of people were born in Australia and 95.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 33.5% and Anglican 28.8%.[1]

Notes
  1. This is the average elevation of the township. The surrounding farmland is almost at river level as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hinton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2019. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. "Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  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. "Hinton Bridge over Paterson River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01470. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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