Arakoon, New South Wales

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Arakoon
New South Wales
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Arakoon
Coordinates 30°52′59.35″S153°04′17.56″E / 30.8831528°S 153.0715444°E / -30.8831528; 153.0715444
Population445 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2431
LGA(s) Kempsey Shire
State electorate(s) Oxley
Federal division(s) Cowper

Arakoon is an eastern suburb of the town of South West Rocks in Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Arakoon had a population of 420 people. [2]

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Arakoon was the original settlement of the town of South West Rocks. The settlement was later moved to the present location, where better land conditions for building were available.

The area today is home to a small number of houses, a café, a caravan park and the Trial Bay Gaol.

Heritage listings

Arakoon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arakoon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arakoon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 February 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Trial Bay Gaol, Breakwater and Environs". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01825. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  4. "Smoky Cape Lighthouse Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01007. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .