Eagleton, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Eagleton
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.6957°N 151.7766°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:211
Postcode:2324
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Lga:Port Stephens Council[1]
Region:Hunter
County:Gloucester[2]
Stategov:Port Stephens[3]
Fedgov:Paterson[4] [5]
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

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

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.

Eagleton Creamery

The Eagleton Creamery was established in September 1892.[6] It officially opened as Eagleton Co-operative Creamery Co in October 1892.[6] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens. New South Wales Division of Local Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20140621120504/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT. 21 June 2014. 14 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Eagleton Record. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. live. 14 March 2021. 13 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210313142631if_/https://proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/public/geonames/e5c7cdfc-1034-4ac7-8be4-bb39ab4b9621.
  3. Web site: Council wards and boundaries. 14 March 2021. Port Stephens Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210313144122/https://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/your-council/about-council/electoral-information/council-wards-and-boundaries. 13 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Patterson. . 25 February 2016 . 14 March 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210313143320/https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/files/2016/2016-aec-paterson-nsw-divisional-large.pdf. 13 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Profile of the electoral division of Paterson (NSW). 25 February 2016. 14 March 2021. 27 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227084823/https://aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/paterson.htm. live. Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. Web site: Eagleton creamery. 2021-03-10. www.patersonriver.com.au.