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 Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:32°43′S151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.650°E /-32.717; 151.650 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 471 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 48.06/km2 (124.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2321 | ||||||||||||
| County | Durham[3] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Seaham[3] | ||||||||||||
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Hinton is a suburb of thePort Stephenslocal government area in theHunter Region ofNew South Wales,Australia.[4] Primarily rural, the largest population centre is the township of Hinton, which is situated on thePaterson River, near to the confluence of theHunter and Paterson rivers.[5] 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 theHunter river.[6] The first European settlers were 12 ex convicts in 1818.[7]
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.[8] On 12 December 1868 tenders were released for the creation of the building.[9] The builder was J Coulton and architects were Bell and Franklin.[9] The Foundation Stone was laid in February 1869.[9] It was finished and opened on 25 September 1869.[9]
In 1848 it started as a Sunday School in a home then a hall.[10] Rev Phillip Lane joined the fellowship and began the first pastor in August 1856.[10] He had a many skills as oversaw the construction of the church from the existing building.[10] The church formally opened on 16 July 1857 as the thirdBaptist church building in Australia.[10]
Hinton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including thePaterson River bridge[11]
At the 2021 Census, the population of Hinton was 471. 92.1% of people were born in Australia and 97.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 39.1% and Anglican 23.4%.[2]
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