Yarra, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°48′57″S 149°38′02″E / 34.81583°S 149.63389°E / -34.81583; 149.63389Population138 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)2580Elevation683 m (2,241 ft)Location
  • 18 km (11 mi) SW of Goulburn
  • 84 km (52 mi) NE of Canberra
  • 213 km (132 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)Goulburn Mulwaree CouncilRegionSouthern TablelandsCountyArgyleParishGoulburnState electorate(s)GoulburnFederal division(s)Hume
Localities around Yarra:
Pomeroy Baw Baw Run-O-Waters
Parkesbourne Yarra Tirrannaville
Wollogorang Currawang Tirrannaville

Yarra is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 18 km southwest of Goulburn, 84 km northeast of Canberra and 213 km southwest of Sydney.[2] It lies at the intersection of the Federal Highway and the Hume Highway. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 173.[3] Yarra railway station was a station on the Main Southern railway line from 1875 to the 1970s.[4] A small settlement grew up around the railway station and the Hume Highway, parts of which were demolished during road widening in the 1970s. It had a public school from 1869 to 1970, operating as a "half-time" school until 1873.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Yarra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Yarra station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Yarra Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.