Hamilton Valley is a suburb of the city of
Albury, New South Wales
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
, located north-west of the Albury
Central Business District and west of Lavington. At the , Hamilton Valley had a population of 566,
although the area covered in the Census includes
Splitters Creek
Splitters Creek is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located west of the Albury Central Business District.
As its name suggests, Splitters Creek lies in the Splitters Creek valley in the hills of Nail Can Hill/Black Range on the M ...
and does not include some parts of Hamilton Valley. As a result, the population was probably closer to 450.
Hamilton Valley lies in a valley that broadly separates the Nail Can Hill and Black Ranges. It is surrounded by
Table Top/Ettamogah to the north,
Lavington to the east,
Splitters Creek
Splitters Creek is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located west of the Albury Central Business District.
As its name suggests, Splitters Creek lies in the Splitters Creek valley in the hills of Nail Can Hill/Black Range on the M ...
to the west and
Glenroy to the south.
Features of the area include the Panthers Lavington Sports Club and the Glenmorus Gardens Cemetery and Crematorium.
Geography
Hamilton Valley is a developing residential suburb but has large rural areas. The valley is located on a branch of the Bungambrawatha Creek heading out towards
Jindera. It is bound by Urana Road, Reservoir Road to the east,
Glenroy to the south and
Splitters Creek
Splitters Creek is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located west of the Albury Central Business District.
As its name suggests, Splitters Creek lies in the Splitters Creek valley in the hills of Nail Can Hill/Black Range on the M ...
to the west.
Sport
Hamilton Valley plays host to the
Lavington Sports Ground
Lavington Sports Ground (known as "Lavington Panthers Oval" between 2001 and 2009) is a sports ground located in the suburb of Hamilton Valley near Lavington on the north-west fringe of the city of Albury, Australia. The oval is nestled in ...
which is the ground of the
Lavington Panthers Football Club
The Lavington Panthers Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club and was formed in 1918 and currently competes in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
The club is based in Lavington, a suburb of Albury, New South ...
.
Residents
At the , the population of Hamilton Valley was 566; however the area covered is considerably different from that of the real suburb (see above). The most common religion was
Catholic
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, followed by
Anglican, and the average household income was $1,472, above the Australian average of $1,438. The median age was 31.
References
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Suburbs of Albury, New South Wales