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Arakoon is an eastern suburb of the town of South West Rocks in Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. On Census night 2006, Arakoon had a population of 466 people.^[1]

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 cafe, a caravan park and the Trial Bay Gaol.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Arakoon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 June 2009.

External links

For photos of the area see the South West Rocks Photo Gallery

v t e Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia
Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne
State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie
Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Valley Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree
Cities	Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie
Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Forster Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Korora Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Tuncurry Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope
Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson
Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers
National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Limeburners Creek NP Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP
Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Zoo North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves

30°52′59.35″S 153°04′17.56″E / 30.8831528°S 153.0715444°E / -30.8831528; 153.0715444

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 '''Arakoon''' is an eastern suburb of the town of [[South West Rocks, New South Wales|South West Rocks]] in [[Kempsey Shire]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. On [[Census in Australia#2006|Census night 2006]], Arakoon had a population of 466 people.<ref name=Census2006Y>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC16071|name=Arakoon (State Suburb)|accessdate=8 June 2009|quick=on}}</ref>
-Arakoon was the original [[town|settlement]] of the town of  South West Rocks. The settlement was later moved to the present location, where better land conditions for [[Construction|building]] were available.
+Arakoon was the original [[town|settlement]] of the town of  [[South West Rocks, New South Wales|South West Rocks]]. The settlement was later moved to the present location, where better land conditions for [[Construction|building]] were available.
 The area today is home to a small number of houses, a [[Coffeehouse|cafe]], a [[caravan park]] and the [[Trial Bay Gaol]].