Hinton NSW 2321
398 addresses · 16 streets
Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Hinton · 134 km from Sydney
Living Here
Hinton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 471 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,131 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Seaham - Woodville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hinton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
2 hospitals
1 post office
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Metford, 6.3 km south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 15.7 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 66.1%
Population by age in Hinton
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 65 |
| 15-19 | 41 |
| 20-24 | 27 |
| 25-34 | 36 |
| 35-44 | 57 |
| 45-54 | 79 |
| 55-64 | 76 |
| 65-74 | 56 |
| 75-84 | 23 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Hinton
| House | 169 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hinton
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 40 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 49 |
| $3,000+ | 55 |
Top ancestries in Hinton
| English | 217 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 189 |
| Irish | 86 |
| Scottish | 66 |
| Aboriginal | 30 |
| German | 28 |
Housing tenure in Hinton
| Owned | 69 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 81 |
| Rented | 21 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Hinton
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 81 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Hinton
| Car | 146 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 58 |
Top countries of birth in Hinton
| New Zealand | 8 |
|---|---|
| England | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Hinton
| Afrikaans | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
17,913 bird observations recorded near Hinton — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (1,159)
- Chestnut Teal (922)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (786)
- Common Myna (782)
- Australian Magpie (750)
- Australian Wood Duck (735)
- Dusky Moorhen (699)
- Grey Teal (693)
- Magpie-lark (678)
- White-faced Heron (663)
- Southern Magpie-lark (612)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (606)
- Australian White Ibis (545)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hinton
- Straw-necked Ibis (539)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (531)
- Great Egret (520)
- Common Starling (509)
- Tawny Frogmouth (501)
- Noisy Miner (500)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (499)
- Eurasian Coot (496)
- Willie Wagtail (481)
- Royal Spoonbill (476)
- Australian Pelican (470)
- Little Black Cormorant (469)
- Black Swan (468)
- Australasian Grebe (466)
- Eastern Australian Raven (461)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (455)
- Crested Pigeon (442)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hinton:
- Phoenix Park (2.6 km)
- Berry Park (3.2 km)
- Morpeth (3.2 km)
- Duckenfield (3.3 km)
- Wallalong (3.3 km)
- Osterley (4.1 km)
- Chisholm (4.4 km)
- Raworth (4.6 km)
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Streets
- Ann Street (12)
- Bounty Close (9)
- Cygnet Close (3)
- Dillin Lane (3)
- Elizabeth Street (26)
- High Street (15)
- Hinton Road (161)
- Hunter Street (25)
- Market Street (21)
- Nulla Nulla Lane (18)
- Old Punt Road (21)
- Paterson Street (34)
- Semillon Close (4)
- Shiraz Close (13)
- Swan Street (19)
- Swanreach Road (14)