Budgewoi (/bʌdʒəwɔɪ/ BUDGE-ə-woy) is a coastal town that is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Some sources give the original name as Pudgeway (Aboriginal term for young grass) but this is open to conjecture with local historian (Bruce Russell, "From Pudgeway to Budgewoi", 1984) stating the aboriginal name for the area as Budjeri, which meant "good conditions" and described the abundance of wallabies, birds, fish, prawns, trees, shrubs and plants they could use to sustain a healthy tribe.

He established a dairy farm on the property, supplying milk, meat and cheese to the growing settlement at Gosford as well as the Dove Inn in Sydney, which he also owned.

[5] In 1856, Henderson sold the dairy farm and two parcels of land in Bungaree Norah to his close friend Edward Hargraves for the sum of $1000, reportedly part of Hargraves' prize money from the NSW Government for the discovery of gold at Ophir.

[citation needed] Chinese fishermen worked the Tuggerah Lakes area in the late 1850s, in particular, what is now known as Canton Beach at Toukley.

Already early tourists were making the trip to Tuggerah Lakes – by boat, horse-drawn vehicle and train.

The official record of the school states that a teacher was appointed in January 1960 and the first class started in February 1960.

St John's Budgewoi had Church of England services held fortnightly in the community hall during the 1950s and 1960s.

The final service was held in St John's Church Budgewoi on 10 September 2006 and it was formally closed by the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, Graeme Rutherford, on that day.