Medowie, New South Wales

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Medowie
New South Wales

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Population: 8,379 [1] Note1
• Density: 199/km² (515.4/sq mi) Note2
Postcode: 2318
Coordinates: 32°44.5′S 151°51.8′E / -32.7417, 151.8633Coordinates: 32°44.5′S 151°51.8′E / -32.7417, 151.8633
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft) Note3
Area: 42.1 km² (16.3 sq mi) Note4
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Property Value: AUD $309,000[2]
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council
Region: Hunter
County: Gloucester[3]
Parish: Sutton[3]
State District: Port Stephens
Federal Division: Paterson
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
27.9 °C
82 °F		 6.4 °C
44 °F		 1,125.6 mm
44.3 in
Localities around Medowie:
Ferodale Ferodale Swan Bay
Ferodale Medowie Swan Bay, Oyster Cove, Salt Ash
Campvale Campvale Salt Ash

Medowie /me.æ?.i:/ is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[4] It is located approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) by road north of Newcastle, not far from RAAF Base Williamtown and is home to a large number of the personnel stationed there.

It was a small rural town until a property and commercial boom in the 1980s and now has a population of ~8,000.

Medowie is home to a Rural Fire Station, formed in 1946.[5]

The town has two government primary schools (Medowie Public School and Wirreanda Public School) as well as a Christian school. A large residential golf course is located at the southern end of the town.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  The population figure for Medowie includes residents of Campvale living on Richardson Road between Grahamstown Dam and the roundabout at the intersection of Medowie Road and Richardson Road. These residents are low in number and so do not have a significant effect on the population data.
  2. ^  The density figure provided is that for the whole of Medowie. However, the population listed in the ABS data reside in only about 15.6 square kilometres (6.0 sq mi) (approximately 36%) of the suburb. The density in this area is approximately 537 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,390.8/sq mi).
  3. ^  Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  4. ^  Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Medowie (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-29. Map
  2. ^ Medowie suburb profile @ domain.com.au. domain.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  3. ^ a b Geographical Names Register Extract: Medowie. Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT). New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ Medowie Rural Fire Brigade. Medowie Rural Fire Brigade. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.


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Towns, suburbs and localities of Port Stephens Council | Hunter Region | New South Wales

Anna Bay • Balickera • Boat Harbour • Bobs Farm • Brandy Hill • Butterwick • Campvale • Corlette • Duns Creek • Eagleton • East Seaham • Fern Bay • Ferodale • Fingal Bay • Fishermans Bay • Fullerton Cove • Glen Oak • Heatherbrae • Hinton • Karuah • Lemon Tree Passage • Mallabula • Medowie • Nelson Bay • Nelsons Plains • One Mile • Osterley • Oyster Cove • Raymond Terrace • Salamander Bay • Salt Ash • Seaham • Shoal Bay • Soldiers Point • Swan Bay • Tanilba Bay • Taylors Beach • Tomago • Twelve Mile Creek • Wallalong • Williamtown • Woodville


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