Sutton, meaning 'South Settlement' in Saxon, is
a small village in the Southern Tablelands of
New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire.
It is situated on the west bank of the Yass River,
about 17 kilometres south of Gundaroo, near
the Federal Highway, not far from Canberra. It
had a population of 229 people in the 2011
census, and it has a primary school, a general
store, an estate agent, a rural supply store and
a baker. Sutton has its own volunteer Bush Fire
Brigade located in the village.

Sutton contains many young families: the
median age is 35, children aged under 15 years
made up 28% of the population and people
aged 65 years and over made up 6% of the
population. Of the families in Sutton, 56% were
couple families with children, 34% were couple
families without children and 10% were one-
parent families.

Sutton's surrounding area is about 50
kilometres across[citation needed] and is
bordered by the Australian Capital Territory,
Wamboin and Gundaroo. Sutton Park, NSW is
about 5 minutes from Sutton. It has a
population of around 180 people.