Yarra, New South Wales

Yarra
New South Wales
Yarra; New South Wales
	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)
Postcode(s)	2580
Elevation	683 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 Council
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Argyle
Parish	Goulburn
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Hume
	Localities around Yarra:

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

^ 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.

[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.

[census-3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[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.

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v t e Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales, Australia
Towns	Goulburn Marulan
Localities and rural places	Baw Baw Boxers Creek Brisbane Grove Bungonia Carrick Currawang Gundary Kingsdale Lake Bathurst Lower Boro Mummel Oallen Parkesbourne Pomeroy Quialigo Run-O-Waters Tallong Tarago Tarlo Tirrannaville Towrang Wayo Windellama Wollogorang Yarra.
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