Osterley, New South Wales
| Osterley New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Osterley | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E / 32.72333°S 151.70111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 132 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Durham[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Seaham[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Osterley is a small rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][3] Most of the small population lives in the elevated part of the suburb along Hinton Road, east of Barties Creek which is a tributary of the Hunter River. The area to the west of Barties creek is low-lying and subject to periodic flooding.[6] .In 2016 117 people live there with a median age of 46.[7]
Osterley Creamery[edit]
Osterley was the first creamery in the lower Hunter in April 1892. It was officially known as Hunter River Pioneer Co-operative Creamery but many referred to it as Osterley Creamery. It closed down in November 1903.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Even though it is a small suburb, elevations in Osterley vary considerably from 0–18.9 m (0–62 ft). The average elevation along Hinton Road in the residential section of the suburb is approximately 5 m (16 ft). Elevations are as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Osterley (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Osterley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Osterley". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Osterley (NSW)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Osterley Creamery". patersonriver.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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