Yolla, Tasmania

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Yolla
Tasmania
Population: 198 [1]
Postcode: 7325
Location:
LGA: Waratah-Wynyard Council
State District: Braddon
Federal Division: Braddon

Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 198.[1] It is on the Murchison Highway about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the towns of Wynyard 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.[2]

[edit] History

Yolla was first settled in the late 1880s by James and Annie Diprose who were shortly followed by other families. The name is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word for the Short-tailed Shearwater or “muttonbird”. The area was originally covered by Myrtle Beech forest, which was gradually cleared for farming.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Yolla (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  2. ^ a b Yolla community overview

Coordinates: 41°07′S 145°42′E / -41.117, 145.7


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