Yahl, South Australia

Yahl South Australia
Yahl
Coordinates	37°52′46″S140°49′41″E / 37.879312°S 140.82817°E / -37.879312; 140.82817 [1]
Population	211 (UCL 2021) [2]
Established	1999 [3]
Postcode(s)	5291
Elevation	60 m (197 ft)[ citation needed ]
Location	383 km (238 mi) SE of Adelaide 7 km (4 mi) SE of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant [1]
Region	Limestone Coast [4]
County	Grey [1]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier [5]
Federal division(s)	Barker [6]
Mean max temp [7] Mean min temp [7] Annual rainfall [7] 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
Footnotes	Locations [3] Adjoining localities [1]

Yahl is a Hamlet (small township) that is approximately 7 kilometres south east from Mount Gambier.

The area around present day Yahl was originally inhabited by the local Bungandidj people.^{[ citation needed ]} Yahl is the aboriginal word for "waters, much water". ^[8]

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. ^{[9] [10]}

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. ^{[6] [5] [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 (28 June 2022). "Yahl (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
3. "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. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
4. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
5. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
7. "Summary (climate) Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 27 March 2017.
8. Yahl. Retrieved 2017-08-30
9. "Former Oast House and Attached Stone Building". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
10. "Dwelling – German Style Cottage". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 May 2017.