Arcadia Vale, New South Wales

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Macquarie

33°03′43″S 151°35′13″E / 33.062°S 151.587°E / -33.062; 151.587Population1,431 (2021 census)^[1]Established1878Postcode(s)2283Elevation20 m (66 ft)Location

14 km (9 mi) ENE of Morisset
34 km (21 mi) SW of Newcastle
133 km (83 mi) N of Sydney
25 km (16 mi) SW of Charlestown
50 km (31 mi) N of The Entrance

LGA(s)City of Lake MacquarieParishAwabaState electorate(s)Lake Macquarie Federal division(s)Hunter

Suburbs around Arcadia Vale:
Awaba	Buttaba	Buttaba
Awaba	Arcadia Vale	Lake Macquarie
Myuna Bay	Wangi Wangi	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.^[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 (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.