Medowie New South Wales |
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Coordinates | 32°44′30″S 151°51′48″E / 32.74167°S 151.86333°ECoordinates: 32°44′30″S 151°51′48″E / 32.74167°S 151.86333°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 8,843 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2318 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Sutton | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Paterson | ||||||||||||||
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Medowie /mɛˈdaʊ.iː/ is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 34 km (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 had a population of 8,843 at the 2011 census.
Medowie is home to a Rural Fire Station, formed in 1946.
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, tennis as well as Little Athletics.