Arcadia Vale, New South Wales

Arcadia Vale
New South Wales
Arcadia Vale; New South Wales
	Arcadia Vale
Coordinates	33°03′43″S 151°35′13″E / 33.062°S 151.587°E
Population	1,431 (2021 census)
Established	1878
Postcode(s)	2283
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Location	14 km (9 mi) ENE of Morisset ; 34 km (21 mi) SW of Newcastle ; 133 km (83 mi) N of Sydney ; 25 km (16 mi) SW of Charlestown ; 50 km (31 mi) N of The Entrance ;
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish	Awaba
State electorate(s)	Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s)	Hunter
	Suburbs around Arcadia Vale:

Arcadia Vale is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia between the town centres of Toronto and Morisset on the western shore of Lake Macquarie. It had a population of 1,381 down from 1,518 in 2006.

History

The Awabakal people are the first people of the area.^[2]

Arcadia Vale was subdivided in 1922. During the Great Depression, many out-of-work miners and their families moved into boatsheds on the waterfront. The first school opened in 1958.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arcadia Vale". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arcadia Vale". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[2] "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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