Aberdeen, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids AberdeenNew South Wales |
|
|---|---|
New England Highway, Aberdeen
|
|
 Aberdeen
Location in New South Wales
|
|
| Population | 1,872 (2021 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2336 |
| Location |
|
| LGA(s) | Upper Hunter Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter |
| Federal Division(s) | |
Aberdeen is a friendly town in the upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Upper Hunter Shire area. You can find it about 12 kilometres north of Muswellbrook along the New England Highway.
History
In 1828, a man named Thomas Potter McQueen received a large piece of land, about 10,000 acres. He decided to name the small settlement after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Later, in 1837, the Segenhoe Inn was built. Potter McQueen named this inn after Segenhoe Manor in Bedfordshire, England, where he was born in 1791. The Aberdeen Post Office first opened its doors on August 1, 1856.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 730 | — |
| 1933 | 958 | +31.2% |
| 1947 | — | |
| 1954 | 1,154 | — |
| 1961 | 1,056 | −8.5% |
| 1966 | 1,127 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1,118 | −0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,133 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,410 | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 1,741 | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 1,797 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,737 | −3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,708 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,791 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1,837 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,894 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,872 | −1.2% |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data. | ||
The latest count from the 2021 Australian census showed that 1,872 people lived in Aberdeen.
- About 10.6% of the people living there were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
- Most people, about 89.3%, were born in Australia.
- Also, 93.2% of people spoke only English at home.
- When it came to religion, the most common answers were Anglican (27.0%), Catholic (24.8%), and No Religion (33.4%).
Life in Aberdeen Today
Aberdeen has a pre-school for younger children, which started in 1977. The town also has two schools for older kids. Aberdeen Public School teaches students from kindergarten up to Grade 6. St. Joseph's High School is a Catholic school for both boys and girls, covering Grades 7 through 12.
You can find two churches in Aberdeen: St Thomas's Catholic Church and St Mark's Anglican Church. There used to be a third church, St Paul's Uniting Church, but it is now an art gallery called the Artemis Gallery. St Joseph's Aberdeen High School is right next to St Thomas's Catholic Church.
For sports fans, the town has its own rugby league team, known as the Aberdeen Tigers. If you are visiting Aberdeen, there are a few places to stay. The Aberdeen Motel is at the southern end of town. The Segenhoe Inn is located towards the northern end. The Commercial Hotel also offers budget-friendly rooms.
Getting Around
Aberdeen is on the Main North railway line. A train service called Xplorer runs daily in both directions. It connects Sydney and Armidale. There are also local train services between Scone and Newcastle. These run two or three times a day.
Osborn’s Buses also provides a bus service. It connects Aberdeen with Scone and Muswellbrook. There are about 20 bus trips each week in both directions.
Local Industries
Aberdeen was once well-known for its large meat processing factories, called abattoirs. These factories operated for over 100 years. However, the company that owned them decided to close them down in 1999. This was because the cost to update the Aberdeen factory was too high. The abattoir was the biggest employer in Aberdeen. Its closure meant many people lost their jobs. Even with efforts to bring new businesses, not much changed, apart from the growth of coal mining in the area.
Famous Faces
- Joseph Brown (born 2004) is an Australian filmmaker and author.
