Arcadia Vale, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Arcadia Vale
State:nsw
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hunter Central Coast
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie
Postcode:2283
Pop:1,431
Elevation:20
Est:1878
Parish:Awaba
Stategov:Lake Macquarie
Fedgov:Hunter
Dist1:14
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Morisset
Dist2:34
Dir2:SW
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:133
Dir3:N
Location3:Sydney
Dist4:25
Dir4:SW
Location4:Charlestown
Dist5:50
Dir5:N
Location5:The Entrance
Near-Nw:Awaba
Near-N:Buttaba
Near-Ne:Buttaba
Near-W:Awaba
Near-E:Lake Macquarie
Near-Sw:Myuna Bay
Near-S:Wangi Wangi
Near-Se:Wangi Wangi

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.[1]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2020-09-08. Lake Macquarie City Council. en-AU.