Campvale is a sparsely populated
rural suburb of the
Port Stephens local government area in the
Hunter Region of
New South Wales
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Geography
Campvale is roughly rectangular in shape and consists predominantly of bushland on sandy soil. It is bisected by Richardson Road, the main east-west road between Raymond Terrace
Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. Established in 1837 it is situated at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers. The town was nam ...
and Port Stephens. In the centre of the suburb, Medowie Road, the main south-north road connecting , Campvale, and to the Pacific Highway, crosses Richardson Road at the Medowie roundabout. There is only one other road in the suburb, in the northeastern corner. Adjacent to Grahamstown Dam
Grahamstown Dam is a major Off-stream reservoir, off-stream Earthfill dam, earthfill Embankment dam with a controlled Spillway#Types, labyrinth spillway and baffle chute that stores water from the Williams River (New South Wales), Williams River. ...
, Grahamstown Road skirts the dam, providing access from Richardson Road to Medowie.
A small number of properties are located to the north of Richardson Road, between Grahamstown Dam and the Medowie Roundabout. This is the only populated area in the suburb. It has a population of 41 people with median age of 50.
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{{Suburbs of Port Stephens
Suburbs of Port Stephens Council