Yolla, Tasmania

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Yolla
Town
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Yolla
Coordinates: 41°07′S145°42′E / 41.117°S 145.700°E / -41.117; 145.700
Country Australia
State Tasmania
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Population
 • Total286 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode
7325

Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the 2021 census, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 286. [2] It is on the Murchison Highway about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the towns of Wynyard, Somerset and Burnie. The area around Yolla is used for dairying, beef cattle, growing vegetables, opium poppies and other crops, as well as forestry and mining. Local attractions are Hellyer Gorge and the Oldina Forest Reserve. [3]

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History

Yolla was first settled in the 1880s. Camp Creek Post Office was open between 1881 and 1884. It reopened in 1905 and was renamed Yolla in 1906. [4] The name is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word for the short-tailed shearwater or "muttonbird", a bird that played an important role in local Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. [5] [6] The area was originally covered by myrtle beech forest, which was gradually cleared for farming. [3]

Climate

Climate data for Yolla (Sea View) 1961–1990
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average rainfall mm (inches)61.1
(2.41)		59.6
(2.35)		78.6
(3.09)		124.9
(4.92)		155.1
(6.11)		142.9
(5.63)		205.6
(8.09)		179.3
(7.06)		142.2
(5.60)		119.8
(4.72)		96.3
(3.79)		98.2
(3.87)		1,463.7
(57.63)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (Climate Data Online) [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yolla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "2021 Yolla, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Yolla community overview Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Short-tailed Shearwater". Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (www.nre.tas.gov.au). Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Seabirds and shorebirds". Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (www.parks.tas.gov.au). Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Monthly rainfall Yolla (Sea View), 1961–1990 averages". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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