Osterley, New South Wales

Osterley
New South Wales
Osterley; New South Wales
	Osterley
Coordinates	32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E / 32.72333°S 151.70111°E
Population	132 (SAL 2021)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Area	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	173 km (107 mi) N of Sydney ; 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Newcastle ; 8.4 km (5 mi) NW of Raymond Terrace ;
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council
Region	Hunter
County	Durham
Parish	Seaham
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens
Federal division(s)	Paterson
	Suburbs around Osterley:

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

^ 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.