Arcadia Valley, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Arcadia Valley
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-25.0152°N 148.7955°W
Pop:	141
Postcode:	4454
Area:	2117.8
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Lga:	Central Highlands Region
Stategov:	Gregory
Fedgov:	Flynn
Near-N:	Coorumbene Humboldt
Near-Ne:	Dromedary
Near-E:	Mungabunda Glenhaughton
Near-Se:	Baroondah
Near-S:	Beilba
Near-Sw:	Upper Dawson
Near-W:	Rewan Carnarvon Park
Near-Nw:	Consuelo

Arcadia Valley is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Arcadia Valley had a population of 141 people.

Geography

Arcadia Valley has the following mountains:

• Calf (-25.4545°N 148.9225°W)^[2]
• Castle Hill (-25.3368°N 148.9041°W) ^[3]
• Castle Rock (-25.3687°N 148.75°W)^[4]
• Cow and (-25.4498°N 148.9226°W)
• Mount Wadja (-25.4645°N 148.8745°W) ^[5]
• Pyramid Hill (-25.4579°N 148.876°W) ^[6]
• Sphinx (-25.3871°N 148.9328°W)

History

It is believed that squatters in the 1850s named the area Arcadia meaning quiet rural simplicity.^[1]

Arcadia Valley State School opened on 3 March 1975.^[7]

Arcadia Valley was within the Shire of Bauhinia until 2008, when that shire was amalgamated into the Central Highlands Region.

Demographics

In the, the population of Arcadia Valley was too low to be separately reported and was included within neighbouring Rewan, which had a reported population of 465 people.

In the, Arcadia Valley had a population of 102 people.

In the, Arcadia Valley had a population of 141 people.

Economy

The tradition mainstay of the local economy is beef production with cattle farms being the predominant land use. However, from 2013 Santos have been purchasing land and planning infrastructure for liquid natural gas extraction in the area with a pipeline to Gladstone.^{[8] [9]}

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:^[10]

• Alambee (-24.8713°N 148.7689°W)
• Arcadia (-25.2087°N 148.6719°W)
• Austral Park (-25.0905°N 148.7693°W)
• Basalt Creek (-24.6317°N 148.8716°W)
• Bila Belong (-25.1418°N 148.619°W)
• Bundaleer (-25.2442°N 148.808°W)
• Bylot Plains (-25.1639°N 148.7919°W)
• Castle Hill (-25.3538°N 148.8425°W)
• Clematis (-24.7842°N 148.7758°W)
• Comet Side (-24.7308°N 148.7602°W)
• Glenidal (-24.8794°N 148.8267°W)
• Harding Dale (-25.2274°N 148.8208°W)
• Harrow (-25.0275°N 148.7586°W)
• Hilly Vale (-25.4264°N 148.8364°W)
• Kiamanna (-25.405°N 148.8585°W)
• Leeora Downs (-25.0551°N 148.7566°W)
• Linga Longa (-25.3636°N 148.8304°W)
• Marjundale (-25.1349°N 148.7952°W)
• Mount Kingsley (-25.2792°N 148.8524°W)
• Purbrook (-24.815°N 148.7607°W)
• Red Rock (-25.1925°N 148.6483°W)
• Sunnyholt (-25.3045°N 148.868°W)
• Tarcoola (-25.4532°N 148.8672°W)
• Tarewinnabar (-25.014°N 148.7445°W)
• Towrie (-25.3114°N 148.8402°W)
• Wangalee (-24.7023°N 148.8683°W)
• Warremba (-25.0736°N 148.6655°W)

Education

Arcadia Valley State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4831 Arcadia Valley Road (-25.255°N 148.8208°W).^{[11] [12]} In 2013, the school had five students and two teachers (one full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of nine students with one teacher and four non-teaching staff (one full-time equivalent).^[13] The children come from local farms. The school does not have access to reticulated water and must depend on tanks filled by rainwater.^[14]

There are no nearby secondary schools. The options are distance education and boarding schools.

Amenities

There is a Uniting Church congregation in Arcadia Valley.^[15] Services are held at local homesteads.^[16]

Attractions

Lake Nuga Nuga is within the locality. Part of the Nuga Nuga National Park, it is the largest natural lake in the Central Queensland sandstone belt and is popular for bird-watching (over 150 kinds of birds), fishing and canoeing.^[17]

Notes and References

1. 4 November 2019.
2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
3. 25 November 2020.
4. 25 November 2020.
5. 25 November 2020.
6. 25 November 2020.
7. 4 July 2014.
8. News: Cranston. Matthew. Origin snares Qld cattle station. 5 July 2014. Queensland Country Life. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171710/http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/property/general-news/origin-snares-qld-cattle-station/2678814.aspx. 14 July 2014. dead.
9. Web site: Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd. Arcadia Valley Ecological Assessment Report - Proposed Bottle Tree Dam. Santos GLNG. Santos. 5 July 2014. 31 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331051009/http://santosglng.com/media/pdf2209/0020-GLNG-4-1.3-0208_0.pdf. live.
10. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Homesteads - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
11. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
12. Web site: 2019-03-13 . Arcadia Valley State School . 2022-12-18 . Arcadia Valley State School . en.
13. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
14. Web site: 2013 School Annual Report . Arcadia Valley State School . 4 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120318/https://arcavallss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Arcadia%20Valley%20State%20School%202013%20School%20Annual%20Report.pdf . 14 July 2014 . dead .
15. Web site: Find a Church. 22 November 2020. Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234524/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/. live.
16. Web site: 2019-03-09 . Arcadia Valley Faith Community . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190309092008/https://www.maranoaunitingchurch.org.au/?page_id=53 . 2019-03-09 . 2022-12-18 . Maranoa Uniting Church.
17. Web site: About Nugu Nugu . . 4 July 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714064549/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/nuga-nuga/about.html . live .