Yarra, New South Wales

Yarra
New South Wales
Level crossing on Main Southern railway line
Yarra is located in New South Wales
Yarra
Yarra
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°48′57″S 149°38′02″E / 34.81583°S 149.63389°E / -34.81583; 149.63389
Population138 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2580
Elevation683 m (2,241 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Goulburn Mulwaree Council
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
ParishGoulburn
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
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. Yarra railway station was a station on the Main Southern railway line from 1875 to the 1970s.[3] 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.[4]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Yarra had a population of 173.[5] It had dropped to 138 at the 2021 census.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ "Yarra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Yarra station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Yarra Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2021 Yarra, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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