Arcadia Valley, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arcadia Valley Queensland
Arcadia Valley Location in Queensland
Population	102 (2016 census)
• Density	0.04816/km2 (0.1247/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4454
Area	2,117.8 km2 (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

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

History

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

Arcadia Valley State School opened on 3 March 1975.

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

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.

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.

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.