- Medowie, New South Wales
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Medowie
New South Wales
MedowiePopulation: 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°S 151.8633°ECoordinates: 32°44.5′S 151°51.8′E / 32.7417°S 151.8633°E 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)
Location: - 181 km (112 mi) NNE of Sydney
- 34 km (21 mi) N of Newcastle
- 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Raymond Terrace
LGA: Port Stephens Council[2] Region: Hunter[2] County: Gloucester[3] Parish: Sutton[3] State District: Port Stephens[4] Federal Division: Paterson[5] Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.9 °C
82 °F6.4 °C
44 °F1,125.6 mm
44.3 inLocalities around Medowie: Ferodale Ferodale Swan Bay Ferodale Medowie Swan Bay, Oyster Cove, Salt Ash Campvale Campvale Salt Ash Medowie /mɛˈdaʊ.iː/ is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[6][7] 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 approximately 8,000.
Medowie is home to a Rural Fire Station, formed in 1946.[8]
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.
Medowie is also home to many sporting clubs supporting soccer, cricket, rugby union, golf, AFL, netball and tennis.
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 /km2 (1,390 /sq mi).
- ^ Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Medowie (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC18015&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 29 May 2008. Map
- ^ a b "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400®ion=HT. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographical Names Register Extract: Medowie". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=anlpZxWAMa. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?region=HT®iontype=1. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Medowie". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Medowie. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Medowie Rural Fire Brigade". Medowie Rural Fire Brigade. http://www.medowiefire.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- "Williamtown RAAF". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061078.shtml. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
Towns, suburbs and localities of Port Stephens Council | Hunter Region | New South Wales Towns, suburbs
& localitiesAnna 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
Other places &
points of interestEdgeworth David quarry • Hunter River • Karuah River • Newcastle Airport • Paterson River • Port Stephens • RAAF Base Williamtown • Stockton Beach • MV Sygna shipwreck • Tomaree National Park • Williams River
Categories:- Towns in New South Wales
- Suburbs of Port Stephens Council
- Towns in the Hunter Region, New South Wales
- Hunter region geography stubs
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