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Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

New South Wales · Port Stephens · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Why “Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Williamtown into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah is a locality in the Port Stephens area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 994 (gov)
Childcare
32
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
76
-18% vs prior year
Median house
$1,020,000
+17.9% YoY
3BR house rent
$620
per week
Population
17,178
+3.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wirreanda Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 530
ICSEA 988
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catholic 884 students
ICSEA 1019 intake context
Medowie Christian School
Independent 554 students
ICSEA 1038 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Raymond Terrace
    Exceeding NQS
  • Medowie Gumnut Pre-School
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Medowie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Irrawang Public School Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Raymond Terrace
    Exceeding NQS
  • Seaham Pre-School
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Seaham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Beginnings at Medowie
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Medowie
    Meeting NQS
  • Busy Bees at Salt Ash
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Salt Ash
    Meeting NQS
  • The Learning Terrace Early Education, Care and Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 109 places · Raymond Terrace
    Meeting NQS
  • Discover and Learn Academy
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Heatherbrae
    Meeting NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Medowie
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Medowie
    Meeting NQS
  • St Nicholas Early Education Medowie
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Medowie
    Meeting NQS
  • Kindy Patch Medowie
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Medowie
    Meeting NQS
  • TLC Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Raymond Terrace
    Meeting NQS

+ 20 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
76
vs previous year
-18%
vs 2021
104
  • Theft 29
  • Assault 13
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 10
  • Prohibited and regulated weapons offences 4
  • Disorderly conduct 4

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
11
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,020,000
House price YoY
+17.9%
Median 3BR house rent
$620/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
17,178
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+3.20%
2024→25
Net change
+537
people / yr
Density
47
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+537
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+95
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+403
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+39

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
+3.20%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%