Arcadia Valley, Queensland

Arcadia Valley is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Arcadia Valley had a population of 102 people.[1]

Arcadia Valley Queensland
Arcadia Valley
Coordinates	25.0152°S 148.7955°E
Population	102 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.04816/km^2 (0.1247/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4454
Area	2,117.8 km^2 (817.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Arcadia Valley: Consuelo Coorumbene Humboldt Dromedary Rewan Carnarvon Park Arcadia Valley Mungabunda Glenhaughton Upper Dawson Beilba Baroondah

History

It is believed that squatters in the 1850s named the area Arcadia meaning quiet rural simplicity.[2]

Arcadia Valley State School opened on 3 March 1975.[3][4]

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

In the 2011 census, 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Education

Arcadia Valley State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school at 4831 Arcadia Valley Road. In 2013 the school had five students and two teachers (one full-time equivalent). The children come from local farms. The school does not have access to reticulated water and must depend on tanks filled by rainwater.[8]

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.[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arcadia Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Arcadia Valley – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46909)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
4. "Agency ID 11083, Arcadia Valley State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rewan (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
6. Cranston, Matthew (18 November 2013). "Origin snares Qld cattle station". Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
7. Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd. "Arcadia Valley Ecological Assessment Report - Proposed Bottle Tree Dam" (PDF). Santos GLNG. Santos. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
8. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Arcadia Valley State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
9. "About Nugu Nugu". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sports and Racing, Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

Further reading

• Arcadia Valley: The History and Development to 1988 (1st ed.), 1988, ISBN 978-0-7316-3404-0