Medowie, New South Wales facts for kids

Medowie
	Medowie; New South Wales
Population:	8843
• Density:	210/km² (543.9/sq mi)
Postcode:	2318
Elevation:	6 m (20 ft)
Area:	42.1 km² (16.3 sq mi)
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
Region:	Hunter
County:	Gloucester
Parish:	Sutton
State District:	Port Stephens
Federal Division:	Paterson
	Localities around Medowie:

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.

Historical population data
Census year	Population	Source
2001	6,278
2006	8,379
2011	8,843