Yanderra
| Yanderra New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Bushfire moving towards Yanderra in December 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Yanderra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°19′S 150°34′E / 34.317°S 150.567°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 661 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2574 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Wollondilly Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Yanderra is a small village situated on the border of the Southern Highlands and Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2]
Geography
Yanderra is part of Wollondilly located between Bargo and Southern Highlands' Yerrinbool, and is located next to the Hume Highway. It is an area within the area of Wollondilly, New South Wales, and is located 78 km from Sydney extending over an area of 2.743 square kilometres. Yanderra has an approximate population of 661 citizens. It is in the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone.[3] The area is often affected by earthquakes.[4]
Population
At the 2016 census, Yanderra had a population of 661.[1] The name Yanderra comes from an Aboriginal word for turpentine tree.[5] The Yanderra is home to the Rural Fire Brigade in the jurisdiction of the township of Yanderra.[6]
Transport
A railway station was located at Yanderra on the Main South railway line between 1924 and 1975. The station has now been demolished and no trace remains.
Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yanderra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Yanderra". New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Yanderra Destination Guide (New South Wales, Australia) - Trip-Suggest". trip-suggest.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Earthquakes near Yanderra, Wollondilly, New South Wales, Australia, today: latest quakes past 30 days - complete list and interactive map". volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Yanderra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ NSWRFS boundary map
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Yerrinbool towards Albury
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Main Southern Line | Bargo towards Sydney
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