Yanco

Yanco is a village with a population of 505 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia.[1] Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water.[2] Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre and Yanco Agricultural High School.

Yanco
New South Wales
Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough
Yanco
Coordinates34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E
Population505 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2703
Elevation164 m (538 ft)
Location3 km (2 mi) from Leeton
LGA(s)Leeton Shire
CountyCooper
ParishYarangery
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal Division(s)Farrer
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.0 °C
75 °F		 11.4 °C
53 °F		 391.4 mm
15.4 in

Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed Yanko in 1892 and Yanco in 1928.[3]

Heritage listings

Yanco has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leeton Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Yanco". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  4. "Yanco Weir and site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00969. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Yanco Agricultural High School". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H02021. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

Media related to Yanco, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Leeton
towards Griffith
Griffith–Yanco lineTerminus
Gogeldrie
towards Hay
Hay Line
Narrandera
towards Junee
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