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 had a population of 1,381 down from 1,518 in 2006.
History
The Awabakal people are the first people of the area.
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.
External links
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