Ettamogah, New South Wales
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 2021 census, the population of Table Top was 1,516. 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
- ^ 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