Yattalunga, South Australia

Coordinates: 34°40′48″S 138°48′25″E / 34.680°S 138.807°E / -34.680; 138.807
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Yattalunga
Federal division(s)
Spence
Suburbs around Yattalunga:
Bibaringa
Kalbeeba
Barossa Goldfields
Uleybury Yattalunga Williamstown
One Tree Hill Sampson Flat Humbug Scrub

Yattalunga is a northern suburb of

Gawler–One Tree Hill Road and the South Para River. The road runs near the top of the ridge separating the South Para River gorge from the Adelaide Plains
.

The eastern part of Yattalunga includes most of the

Para Wirra Recreation Park
.

The name of the suburb is drawn from the name of a historic homestead,

Australian Aboriginal language, according to state government records citing Norman Tindale in 1949.[3]

Demographics

The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 313 persons in Yattalunga on census night. Of these, 166 (53.4%) were male and 145 (46.3%) were female. The majority of residents 226 (72.4%) was born in Australia. 40 (12.8%) were born in England.

The median age of Yattalunga residents is 46. Children aged 0–14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yattalunga (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Placename Details: Yattalunga (LOCB)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 14 April 2015. SA0030859. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Placename Details: Yattalunga (HMSD)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 6 February 2007. SA0030857. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Census". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2020.