Scone, New South Wales

Scone
Scone
Town
	Scone
	Coordinates: 32°05′S 150°51′E / 32.083°S 150.850°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	Upper Hunter Shire;
Location	271 km (168 mi) N of Sydney ; 153 km (95 mi) NW of Newcastle ; 27 km (17 mi) N of Muswellbrook ; 40 km (25 mi) S of Murrurundi ; 131 km (81 mi) S of Tamworth ;
Government
• State electorate	Upper Hunter;
• Federal division	New England;
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population
• Total	5,013 (2021 census)
Postcode	2337
Mean max temp	24.6 °C (76.3 °F)
Mean min temp	10.1 °C (50.2 °F)
Annual rainfall	612.0 mm (24.09 in)

Scone (/skoʊn/) 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. 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. Scone is in a farming area and is also noted for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses. It is known as the "Horse capital of Australia".