Yallah, New South Wales

Yallah is a western suburb in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas.

Yallah
Wollongong, New South Wales
An aerial view of the area looking south, with Yallah, bottom left; Albion Park Rail, top left; Albion Park, top right; and Lake Illawarra, centre-left.
Yallah
Coordinates34°32′S 150°48′E
Population138 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2530
LGA(s)Wollongong
RegionIllawarra
CountyCamden
ParishCalderwood
State electorate(s)Shellharbour
Federal Division(s)Whitlam
Suburbs around Yallah:
Avondale Dapto Koonawarra
Marshall Mount Yallah Lake Illawarra
Calderwood Albion Park Rail Haywards Bay

Etymology

Yallah is an Australian Aboriginal word for which a number of meanings are given; native apple tree; a nearby lagoon; and "go away at once".[2]

Developments

The Tallawarra Power Station on the shores of Lake Illawarra and adjacent to Yallah was commissioned in 1952 and commenced operations in 1954 as a thermal power station. The station closed in 1989 and was reconditioned as a 435-megawatt (583,000 hp) combined cycle natural gas power station.[2]

The Yallah railway station opened in 1887,[2] and closed in 1974.[3]

The Princes Motorway southern terminus is located south of Yallah and north of Albion Park Rail, at the junction of the Princes Highway with the Illawarra Highway.

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yallah". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "Online resources: Suburb Profiles". City of Wollongong. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "Yallah Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 February 2016.


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