Arcadia Vale, New South Wales
Appearance
Arcadia Vale New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°03′43″S 151°35′13″E / 33.062°S 151.587°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,431 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2283 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Awaba | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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