Arcadia Vale

Arcadia Vale
Arcadia Vale
Suburb
	Arcadia Vale
	Coordinates: 33°03′43″S 151°35′13″E / 33.062°S 151.587°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	City of Lake Macquarie;
Location	14 km (8.7 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 ;
Established	1878
Government
• State electorate	Lake Macquarie;
• Federal division	Hunter;
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population
• Total	1,431 (2021 census)
Postcode	2283
Parish	Awaba
	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 1,431 in 2021, down from 1,518 in 2006.

History

The Awabakal people are the first people of the area.^[3]

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 (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ 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

History of Arcadia Vale

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arcadia Vale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[abs-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arcadia Vale". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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

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