Back سكون ARZ Scone (New South Wales) German اسکون، نیو ساوت ولز Persian Scone (Australie) French Scone Irish Scone, Bretyn Yiass Noa GV Scone (Australia) Polish Scone, New South Wales Swedish اسکون، نیوساؤتھ ویلز Urdu
| Scone New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Mare and foal, Scone | |||||||||
  Scone | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′S 150°51′E / 32.083°S 150.850°E | ||||||||
| Population | 5,624 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2337 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Upper Hunter Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | New England | ||||||||
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Scone (/skoʊn/)[a] is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Scone had a population of 5,013 people.[3] It is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres(167.77 miles) north of Sydney, and is part of the New England (federal) and Upper Hunter (state) electorates.[4] Scone is in a farming area and is also noted for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses. It is known as the 'Horse capital of Australia'.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Scone (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Scone Airport AWS Climate Statistics (1990-2024)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Scone, Census Community Profiles | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Upper Hunter". NSW Electoral Commission. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Scone - Home - Accommodation, tourism & visitor information". www.upperhuntertourism.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
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