| Yatala Gold Coast City, Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,330 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4207 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 39 km (24 mi) south of Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Waterford Electoral district of Albert |
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| Federal Division: | Division of Forde | ||||||||||||
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Yatala is a suburb in the outer northern areas of Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia.
Surrounding suburbs of Yatala include Beenleigh, Windaroo, and Stapylton. Yatala and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Albert River, which is at the northern end of the suburb.
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The name Yatala derives from an Aboriginal place name near Pooraka in South Australia. A property on the Albert River was acquired by a South Australian who named the property after the South Australian place.[1] The word is from the Weira group of the Kaurna Aboriginal people, meaning water running by the side of a river.[2] See: Yatala Vale, South Australia, District Council of Yatala
Since 2006 development has been rapidly occurring within the suburb, with over 300 businesses now established within its boundaries.[3] This type of urban development is predicted to eventually encompass all the semi-rural land currently separating the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City. Currently, there is approximately 6 km of this land remaining between the two cities.
Yatala is home to the Yatala Pies shop which claims to have been "a landmark in the Yatala area" for "more than 130 years" as of 2011[update].[4] The restaurant is considered a common stop-over for travellers between Brisbane and the Gold Coast[5].
Yatala is linked to both the Beenleigh railway station and the Ormeau railway station by bus route 567, operated by Surfside Buslines on behalf of Translink.
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