Table Top, New South Wales

Not to be confused with Tabletop, New South Wales.

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 2021 census, Table Top had a population of 1,516.^[1] The area used to be part of the Greater Hume Shire but was recently integrated into the City of Albury.

Table Top Albury, New South Wales
Table Top Mountain
Table Top
Coordinates	35°59′0″S 147°0′0″E
Population	1,516 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2640
Location	16 km (10 mi) from Albury 19 km (12 mi) from Bowna
LGA(s)	City of Albury
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal division(s)	Farrer
Suburbs around Table Top: Greater Hume Shire Greater Hume Shire Greater Hume Shire Jindera, Hume Shire Table Top Greater Hume Shire Hamilton Valley Springdale Heights Thurgoona

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.^[2]

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 original Ettamogah Pub

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

Table Top Public School

In the 2021 census, the population of Table Top was 1,516.^[1] The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican, and the median household income was $2,475, above the NSW average of $1,829. The median age was 42.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Table Top (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009