Medowie, New South Wales
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place Medowie (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It is located approximately Template:Convert by road north of Newcastle, not far from RAAF Base Williamtown and is home to many of the personnel stationed there.[1] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.[3]
It was a small rural town until a property and commercial boom in the 1980s and had a population of 10,879 at the Template:CensusAU.[2]
Medowie is home to a Rural Fire Station, formed in 1946.[4]
The town has two government primary schools (Medowie Public School and Wirreanda Public School) as well as a Christian school (Medowie Christian School). Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a Catholic co-ed high school which has opened as of 2021.[5] 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, tennis as well as Little Athletics.
| Census year | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,278 | [6] |
| 2006 | 8,379 | [7] |
| 2011 | 8,843 | [8] |
| 2016 | 9,563 | [9] |
| 2021 | 10,420 | [3] |
Notes
Template:Reflist Medowie is a home to many wildlife such as Kangaroos, Wallabys and more.
References
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