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]
| Yarra New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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_level_crossing_on_Main_South_Line_2.jpg) Level crossing on Main Southern railway line | |||||||||||||||
  Yarra Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′57″S 149°38′02″E / 34.81583°S 149.63389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 138 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 683 m (2,241 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Goulburn Mulwaree Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Yarra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Yarra station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Yarra Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
