Melville, New South Wales

Melville is a locality in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Melville New South Wales
Melville
Coordinates	32°40′37.2″S 151°31′15.5″E
Population	64 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	11.43/km^2 (29.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2320
Elevation	10 to 182 m (33 to 597 ft)[3]
Area	5.6 km^2 (2.2 sq mi)[3]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	183 km (114 mi) NE of Sydney 44 km (27 mi) NW of Newcastle 11 km (7 mi) N of Maitland 44 km (27 mi) E of Singleton
LGA(s)	Maitland[1]
Region	Hunter[1]
County	Durham[4]
Parish	Middlehope[4]
State electorate(s)	Maitland[5]
Federal division(s)	Lyne[6]
Suburbs around Melville: Rosebrook Rosebrook Rosebrook Anambah Melville Maitland Vale Anambah Aberglasslyn Aberglasslyn

Melville is a rural locality and covers an area of 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi).[3] The Hunter River is located along the southern and western boundary rising to the Rosebrook Ridge at 182 metres (597 ft) located in the North.[3]

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[8]

References

1. "Local Government Area Boundaries and Mapping Information". New South Wales Office of Local Government. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Melville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
3. "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
4. "Maitland Vale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
6. "Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
7. "Paterson (Tocal AWS)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
8. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.