Yahl, South Australia

Yahl is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia, and located in the state's south-east about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east of Mount Gambier, which is itself about 384 kilometres (239 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide.[1]

Yahl
South Australia
Yahl
Coordinates37°52′46″S 140°49′41″E[1]
Population
Established1999[4]
Postcode(s)5291
Elevation60 m (197 ft)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Grant[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[5]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[6]
Federal Division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8]
 Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
19.0 °C
66 °F		 8.2 °C
47 °F		 710.9 mm
28 in
Localities around Yahl:
Mount Gambier Mount Gambier
Glenburnie		 Glenburnie
OB Flat
Square Mile
OB Flat		 Yahl Glenburnie
Caroline
Caveton Caveton
Caroline		 Caroline
FootnotesLocations[4]
Adjoining localities[1]

The area around present day Yahl were inhabited by the local Bungandidj people. Yahl is the aboriginal word for "waters, much water".[9]

The following have been listed as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register - the Former Oast House and Attached Stone Building and the German style cottage.[10][11]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Yahl had a population of 855 of which 224 lived in its town centre.[3][2]

Yahl is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[7][6][1]

References
  1. "Search results for Yahl, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Area', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yahl (Urban centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yahl (locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Search result for "Yahl(Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0053603 with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "County", "Hundred", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "Summary (climate) Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. Yahl Accessed 2017-08-30
  10. "Former Oast House and Attached Stone Building". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. "Dwelling - German Style Cottage". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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