Oakhampton, New South Wales

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Oakhampton
New South Wales
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Oakhampton
Oakhampton, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°41′54.3″S151°33′04.1″E / 32.698417°S 151.551139°E / -32.698417; 151.551139
Population190 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density37.3/km2 (96/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2320
Elevation5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft) [2]
Area5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) [2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Maitland [3]
Region Hunter [3]
County Northumberland [4]
Parish Maitland [4]
State electorate(s) Maitland [5]
Federal division(s) Paterson [6]
Suburbs around Oakhampton:
Aberglasslyn Maitland Vale Bolwarra Heights
Oakhampton Heights Oakhampton Bolwarra
Rutherford Maitland Lorn

Oakhampton is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. [7]

The train station in the area closed on 20 October 1975. [8] Hunter Line services operating on the Dungog Branch run through the closed station, located between Telerah and Mindaribba. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakhampton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Local Government Area Boundaries and Mapping Information". New South Wales Office of Local Government. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Oakhampton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 September 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Paterson (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Oakhampton Station". NSWrail.net. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "HUN-Hunter Line". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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