Population 198 (2006 census) Local time Sunday 5:01 PM | Postcode(s) 7325 Postal code 7325 | |
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Location 321 km (199 mi) NW of Hobart70 km (43 mi) W of Devonport22 km (14 mi) SW of Burnie18 km (11 mi) S of Wynyard Weather 14°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 198. 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.
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Map of Yolla TAS 7325, Australia
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. 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.