Population 1,253 (2011 census) State electorate(s) Albury Table Top Greater Hume Shire Local time Wednesday 9:08 PM | Postcode(s) 2640 Federal Division(s) Farrer Postal code 2640 Lga City of Albury | |
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Location 16 km (10 mi) from Albury; 19 km (12 mi) from Bowna Weather 15°C, Wind W at 0 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Table Top is an outer suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Albury and 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Bowna. At the 2011 census, Table Top had a population of 1253. The area used to be part of the Greater Hume Shire but was recently integrated into the City of Albury.
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Map of Table Top NSW 2640, Australia
Table Top is located in the flat area north of Albury, bounded by the Greater Hume Shire, including Jindera, to the north, 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.
Today
Table Top is a rural and agricultural area, with a large part of the population living in an area around the 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 Black Range in the south and east. Part of the area is the north-western part of Lake Hume.
Residents
In the 2006 census, the population of Table Top/Ettamogah was 1179. The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican, and the average household income was $1381, above the Australian average of $1027. The median age was 37.