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Eagleton, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°41′45″S 151°46′36″E / 32.6957°S 151.7766°E / -32.6957; 151.7766
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Eagleton
New South Wales
Eagleton is located in New South Wales
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Coordinates32°41′45″S 151°46′36″E / 32.6957°S 151.7766°E / -32.6957; 151.7766
Population211 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)2324
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyGloucester[3]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)Paterson[5][6]

Eagleton is a rural residential suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is within the Port Stephens local government area.

Demographic

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In the 2016 census, Eagleton had 211 permanent residents with a median age of 49. 50.5% of the population were male, and 49.5% were female. Australian, English, Irish, Scottish, and German were the most represented cultures.[2]

Eagleton Creamery

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The Eagleton Creamery was established in September 1892.[7] It officially opened as Eagleton Co-operative Creamery Co in October 1892.[7] It did daily deliveries of cream to Ireland's Creamery and Refrigerating Works at Newcastle to make into butter. On 1 July 1897, the company decided go into voluntary liquidation and cease operation[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eagleton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Eagleton Record". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Council wards and boundaries". Port Stephens Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Patterson" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Paterson (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Eagleton creamery". www.patersonriver.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2021.