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.

Arcadia Vale New South Wales
Arcadia Vale
Coordinates	33°03′43″S 151°35′13″E
Population	1,431 (2021 census)[1]
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

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.