Osterley, New South Wales

Osterley
New South Wales
Osterley is located in New South Wales
Osterley
Osterley
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Coordinates32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E / 32.72333°S 151.70111°E / -32.72333; 151.70111
Population132 (SAL 2021)[2]
Elevation5 m (16 ft)[Note 1]
Area3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyDurham[3]
ParishSeaham[3]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)Paterson[5]
Suburbs around Osterley:
Brandy Hill Brandy Hill, Nelsons Plains Nelsons Plains
Hinton Osterley Nelsons Plains
Duckenfield Millers Forest Millers Forest

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Osterley (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Osterley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Osterley". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  7. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Osterley (NSW)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Osterley Creamery". patersonriver.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2021.


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