Table Top, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 35°58′0″S 147°0′0″E / 35.96667°S 147.00000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Albury | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,516 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2640 | ||||||||||||
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Table Top village is an outer suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Albury and 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Bowna. At the 2021 census, Table Top had a population of 1,516.[2] The area used to be part of the Hume Shire until 2004 when, following council amalgamations, it was integrated into the City of Albury.
Table Top region is located in the flat area north of Albury, bounded by the Greater Hume Shire, Jindera, to the west, and the suburbs of Hamilton Valley, Springdale Heights, Thurgoona and Wirlinga to the south.
History
Yambla Post Office opened on 1 April 1886, was renamed Table Top in 1895 and closed in 1968.[3]
Today
Table Top is a rural and agricultural area, with a large part of the population living in an area around the former Norske Skog Paper Mill. Features of the area include the original Ettamogah Pub (based on a cartoon pub by Ken Maynard that was featured in the now defunct Australasian Post magazine), the Ettamogah Wildlife Sanctuary (later called Oze Wildlife; now closed), several wineries and Table Top Public School.
Geography
The Table Top area is mostly flat, but includes part of the Yambla Range in the north. Part of the area is the Bowna arm of Lake Hume.
Residents
In the 2021 census, the population of Table Top was 1,516.[2] The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican, and the median weekly household income was $2,475, above the NSW average of $1,829. The median age was 42.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Table Top (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Table Top (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
