Arakoon
- Local Government Area
- Kempsey
- Postcode
- 2431
- Population
- 445
- Area
- 24.79 km²
- Coordinates
- -30.9221, 153.0631
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Arakoon
Arakoon is a locality on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, an eastern suburb of South West Rocks in Kempsey Shire and the original settlement of that town. It is the site of the heritage-listed Trial Bay Gaol, completed in 1886 and later used as an internment camp during World War I. The gaol now stands within Arakoon National Park on Laggers Point.
Nearby localities
- Jerseyville 3 km
- South West Rocks 4 km
- Rainbow Reach 5 km
- Fishermans Reach 9 km
- Kinchela 10 km
- Clybucca 11 km