Osterley, New South Wales

Osterley is a small rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] 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.[5] .In 2016 117 people live there with a median age of 46.[6]

Osterley
New South Wales
Osterley
Coordinates32°43′24″S 151°42′04″E
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[2]
ParishSeaham[2]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens[3]
Federal Division(s)Paterson[4]
Suburbs around Osterley:
Brandy Hill Brandy Hill, Nelsons Plains Nelsons Plains
Hinton Osterley Nelsons Plains
Duckenfield Millers Forest Millers Forest

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. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  2. "Osterley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  3. "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  5. "Osterley". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  6. "2016 Census QuickStats: Osterley (NSW)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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