Yanderra
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| Coordinates: 34°19′S 150°34′E / 34.317°S 150.567°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 702 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2574 | ||||||||||||
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Yanderra is a small suburb and locality that is located in the Macarthur Region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Yanderra is geographically the southernmost point of the Greater Sydney area that is located on the Hume Highway.[3] The suburb is part of the Wollondilly Shire local government area and is located 93 kilometres (58 mi) southwest of the Sydney CBD.
Geography
[edit]Yanderra is part of Wollondilly located between Bargo and Southern Highlands' Yerrinbool, and is located next to the Hume Highway. It is an area within the area of Wollondilly, New South Wales, and is located 78 km from the Sydney CBD extending over an area of 2.743 square kilometres. The area is often affected by earthquakes.[4]
Population
[edit]At the 2021 census, Yanderra had a population of 702.[5] The name Yanderra comes from an Aboriginal word for turpentine tree.[6] The Yanderra is home to the Rural Fire Brigade in the jurisdiction of the township of Yanderra.[7]
Transport
[edit]Yanderra railway station on the Main South railway line served the village between 1924 and 1975. It is mostly known for the murder of three railway workers in a deliberate explosion, during an attempted robbery near the station. The station itself has now been demolished and no trace remains.
Notes and references
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanderra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanderra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ↑ "Yanderra". New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "Earthquakes near Yanderra, Wollondilly, New South Wales, Australia, today: latest quakes past 30 days - complete list and interactive map". volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanderra". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Yanderra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ NSWRFS boundary map
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