Yarra, New South Wales

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.[1] 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]

Yarra
New South Wales
Level crossing on Main Southern railway line
Yarra
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°48′57″S 149°38′02″E
Population173 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2580
Location
LGA(s)Goulburn Mulwaree Council
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
ParishGoulburn
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal Division(s)Hume
Localities around Yarra:
Pomeroy Baw Baw Run-O-Waters
Parkesbourne Yarra Tirrannaville
Wollogorang Currawang Tirrannaville

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Yarra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  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.
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