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Whitton
New South Wales
Railway station building at the Whitton Museum.jpg
Train station, now disused and relocated to the town museum
Whitton is located in New South Wales
Whitton
Whitton
Location in New South Wales
Population 496 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2705
Elevation 147 m (482 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Leeton Shire
County Cooper
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal Division(s) Farrer

Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located 23km West of the Leeton township. Founded in 1850, it is named after John Whitton (1820–98), Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881. At the 2016 census, Whitton had a population of 496.

Whitton was originally named "Hulong" and is the oldest town in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It developed on a main teamster route transporting goods to the South-West of New South Wales. Hulong was renamed to Whitton in 1883.

The Whitton township contains the Ricebowl Hotel, a general store, a post office, St Carthage Catholic Church (closed), Whitton Uniting Church (closed), St John's Anglican Church, a fire station, a bowling club, a primary school, a public swimming pool and a number of houses.

Whitton also supports several Agribusiness manufacturing business such as Southern Cotton's Cotton gin and Voyager Malt's craft Malt production facility, as well as a regional tourist attraction, the Whitton Malt House that was opened in late 2020.

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