Arcadia Vale, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arcadia Vale New South Wales
Arcadia Vale Location in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Population	1,431 (2021 census)
Established	1878
Postcode(s)	2283
Elevation	20 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 Macquarie
Parish	Awaba
State 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.

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.