Sutton New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°09′00″S149°15′00″E / 35.15000°S 149.25000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 284 (UCL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2620 | ||||||||||||||
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County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Goorooyarroo | ||||||||||||||
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Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Sutton is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. [3] It is situated on the west bank of the Yass River, about 17 kilometres south of Gundaroo, near the Federal Highway, not far from Canberra. It has a primary school, an Anglican church (St Peter's), a general store, an estate agent, an artists gallery (Sutton Village Gallery), [4] and a baker. Sutton has its own volunteer Bush Fire Brigade located in the village.
Sutton began as a land reservation, surveyed by Robert Hoddle in 1835. In July 1866 the land reserve was again surveyed, this time by Edward Twynam who named the area after Joseph Sutton, the first person to come along the road at the time of the survey. He was a local resident, living at the Woodbury homestead, and son-in-law to William Guise, owner of Bywong Estate.
The village of Sutton was officially gazetted in July 1867. Sutton public school was founded in 1870 as a provisional school and has existed continuously since 1880. [5] The layout of the village has changed slightly over the past 150 years. Street names acknowledged Royalty, officials, pioneers and local gold rushes.
At the 2016 census, Sutton "state suburb" (including its surrounding area, which is partly south of the Federal Highway in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council) had a population of 1,660. It had a median age of 44, with children aged under 15 years making up 17% of the population and people aged 65 years and over making up 16% of the population. Of the families in Sutton, 51% were couple families with children, 40% were couple families without children and 8% were one-parent families. [6]
Sutton is bordered by the Australian Capital Territory, Wamboin, Bywong and Gundaroo. Sutton Park is about 5 minutes from the locality of Sutton. It has a population of around 180 people.
Yass Valley Council is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume and Barton Highways and the Main Southern railway line.
Lake George is an endorheic lake in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of Canberra located adjacent to the Federal Highway en route to Goulburn and Sydney. Lake George is also the name of a locality on the western and southern edges of the lake, within the area of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council.
Murrumbateman is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Barton Highway, approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Canberra, and is part of the Yass Valley Shire. At the 2016 census, Murrumbateman had a population of 3,219 people.
Gunning is a small town on the Old Hume Highway, between Goulburn and Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, about 260 km south-west of Sydney and 75 km north of the national capital, Canberra.
Dalton is a small inland country town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Lachlan Shire. The population was 230 in the 2021 census.
Smithfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Smithfield is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Fairfield and Cumberland Council. Located in the Greater Western Sydney region, the suburb is one of the largest in Fairfield City by area.
Hall is a town in the district of Hall, in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. Is situated on the north side of the Australian Capital Territory. At the 2021 census, the village had a population of 298 people. It is surrounded by open country and has a rural appearance. Hall has retained a village character. The town features historic buildings that existed before the establishment of Canberra.
Sutton Forest is a small village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located 5 km southwest of Moss Vale on the Illawarra Highway. Sutton Forest was originally granted, then owned by Navy Chief officer, Captain John Nicholson who recently immigrated from Scotland to Australia. This privately owned estate was originally 700 acres, this is where John Nicholson lived and died. Matthew (1999) also used to live there before he moved to Sydney and returns only when convenient for him.
Gundaroo is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and in Yass Valley Council. It is situated to the east of the Yass River, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Sutton, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of the Lake George range. At the 2016 census, Gundaroo "state suburb" had a population of 1,146. At the 2006 census, its "urban centre/locality" had a population of 331.
Bookham is a small village and rural locality in the South West Slopes and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. It is about 29 km west of Yass on the Hume Highway.
Burradoo is a suburb of Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
Karuah is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils, the Port Stephens lga side is part the Hunter Region while the Mid-Coast lga is in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect.
Ardglen is a village on the Main North railway line and close to the New England Highway on the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
Jerrawa is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the north side of the Hume Highway about 30 km to the east of Yass and was served by Jerrawa railway station on the Main Southern line between Sydney and Melbourne between 1876 and 1975. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 73.
Manton is a locality in the Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on both sides of both the Hume Highway and the Barton Highway to the east of their intersection about 10 km to the east of Yass. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 294.
Marchmont is a locality in the Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Barton Highway about 10 km to the southeast of Yass. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 229.
Nanima is a locality in the Yass Valley Council area, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on both sides of the Murrumbateman Road between Murrumbateman and Gundaroo, about 37 km north of Canberra. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 252.
Bellmount Forest is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire and the Yass Valley Council area, New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the both sides of the Gundaroo Road between Gundaroo and Gunning, about 50 km north of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 114.
Yass River is a locality in the area of the Yass Valley Council, in New South Wales, Australia. It lies on both sides of both the Yass River to the northeast of Murrumbateman and the northwest of Gundaroo. It is about 40 km north of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 350.
Berremangra is a locality in the Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is on both sides of the Hume Highway about 45 km west of Yass.