Melville, New South Wales
Suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
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Melville is a locality in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
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| Coordinates: 32°40′37.2″S 151°31′15.5″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 to 182 m (33 to 597 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 64 (2016 census)[5] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.43/km2 (29.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2320 | ||||||||||||
| County | Durham[6] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Middlehope[6] | ||||||||||||
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Melville is a rural locality and covers an area of 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi).[4] 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.[4]
The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[7]
