Hinton,_New_South_Wales
Hinton, New South Wales
Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
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] In 1835 the post office requested a name for the town and the surveyor general suggested Hinton prior to this it was known as the second arm of the hunter river.[5] The first European settlers were 12 ex convicts in 1818.[6]
| Hinton New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°43′S 151°39′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 448 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 45.71/km2 (118.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2321 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Durham[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Seaham[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Located on 279 Hinton is large sandstone building a brick structure.[7] On 12 December 1868 tenders were released for the creation of the building.[8] The builder was J Coulton and architects were Bell and Franklin.[8] The Foundation Stone was laid in February 1869.[8] It was finished and opened on 25 September 1869.[8]
In 1848 it started as a Sunday School in a home then a hall.[9] Rev Phillip Lane joined the fellowship and began the first pastor in August 1856.[9] He had a many skills as oversaw the construction of the church from the existing building.[9] The church formally opened on 16 July 1857 as the third Baptist church building in Australia.[9]
Hinton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Hinton-Morpeth Road: Paterson River bridge[10]
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]
- 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. - "Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- "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.
- "Hinton". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- "How Hinton got its name". Victoria Hotel. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Hinton, NSW". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Hinton School of Arts". portstephens.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- admin. "School of Arts". Victoria Hotel Hinton. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "Our Church | Historic Hinton Baptist Church". Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "Hinton Bridge over Paterson River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01470. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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