Eagleton, New South Wales

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

Eagleton New South Wales
Eagleton
Coordinates	32°41′45″S 151°46′36″E / 32.6957°S 151.7766°E / -32.6957; 151.7766
Population	211 (2016 census)^[2]
Postcode(s)	2324
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council^[1]
Region	Hunter^[1]
County	Gloucester^[3]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens^[4]
Federal division(s)	Paterson^[5]^[6]

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.^[2]

Eagleton Creamery

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

1. . New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eagleton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2021.  
3. "Eagleton Record". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
4. "Council wards and boundaries". Port Stephens Council. 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. (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. from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
7. "Eagleton creamery". www.patersonriver.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2021.