Arcadia Vale, New South Wales
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 has a population of 1,381 down from 1,518 in 2006.
| Arcadia Vale New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,381 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2283 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Morisset | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Awaba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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History
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
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Arcadia Vale (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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