Merriwa, New South Wales

This article is about the town in rural New South Wales. For the outer metropolitan suburb in Perth, Western Australia, see Merriwa, Western Australia.

Merriwa
Town
Bettington Street (Golden Highway), the main street of Merriwa, 2017
Merriwa
Coordinates: 32°9′S 150°21′E / 32.150°S 150.350°E / -32.150; 150.350
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
  • 273 km (170 mi) NW of Sydney
Population
 • Total1,790 (2011 census)
Postcode
2329

Merriwa is a town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the far west of the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

The town is located on the Golden Highway, 273 kilometres (170 mi) northwest of Sydney and about halfway between Newcastle and Dubbo. At the 2011 census, Merriwa had a population of 1,790 people. Up until 2004, Merriwa was part of the Merriwa Shire local government area, when it was merged with nearby Scone Shire and Murrurundi Shire councils to form the Upper Hunter Council.

The 1940 Melbourne Cup winner, Old Rowley, retired to Merriwa.

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