Arcadia, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Arcadia
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.5667°N 165°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:City of Greater Shepparton
Postcode:3631
Pop:212
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Euroa
Fedgov:Nicholls
Dist1:169
Dir1:N
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:23
Dir2:S
Location2:Shepparton
Dist3:22
Dir3:NE
Location3:Murchison

Arcadia is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is on Kennedys Road, in the City of Greater Shepparton, south of Shepparton. At the, Arcadia had a population of 212.[2]

The local railway station on the Goulburn Valley line opened on 13 January 1880 and closed on 30 June 1977.[3]

The Post Office opened on 24 November 1873, being replaced by Arcadia Railway Station office, which was renamed Arcadia around 1902 and closed in 1993.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census QuickStats Arcadia . Australian Bureau if Statistics . 26 October 2018.
  2. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats Arcadia . Australian Bureau if Statistics . 26 October 2018.
  3. Book: Bob Whitehead . Tocumwal Railway Centenary . 2008.
  4. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . 12 March 2021.