Yatala, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Yatala is a suburb in the outer northern areas of Gold Coast City in Queensland
, Australia
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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.
in South Australia. A property on the Albert River was acquired by a South Australian who named the property after the South Australian place. The word is from the Weira
group of the Kaurna Aboriginal people, meaning water running by the side of a river. See: Yatala Vale, South Australia
, District Council of Yatala
Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City. Currently, there is approximately 6 km of this land remaining between the two cities.
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Queensland
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Surrounding suburbs of Yatala include Beenleigh
Beenleigh, Queensland
Beenleigh is a suburb in the Logan City area of Queensland, Australia. Beenleigh and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Logan and Albert rivers...
, Windaroo
Windaroo, Queensland
Windaroo is a residential suburb in the outer southern areas of Logan City in Queensland, Australia, in the outer southern metropolitan area of Greater Brisbane.-Development:...
, and Stapylton. Yatala and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Albert River, which is at the northern end of the suburb.
Etymology
The name Yatala derives from an Aboriginal place name near PoorakaPooraka, South Australia
Pooraka is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is around 12 km north of the central business district.Pooraka East Post Office opened on 1 December 1965 and closed in 1986.- References :...
in South Australia. A property on the Albert River was acquired by a South Australian who named the property after the South Australian place. The word is from the Weira
Weira
Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany....
group of the Kaurna Aboriginal people, meaning water running by the side of a river. See: Yatala Vale, South Australia
Yatala Vale, South Australia
Yatala Vale is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.-History:Yatala is an Aboriginal...
, District Council of Yatala
District Council of Yatala
The District Council of Yatala is a historic local government area of South Australia established in 1853.-Etymology:The council was named after the Hundred of Yatala which was proclaimed in 1846 in the County of Adelaide, Yatala being a word from the Weira group of the Kaurna Aboriginal people...
History
Since 2006 development has been rapidly occurring within the suburb, with over 300 businesses now established within its boundaries. This type of urban development is predicted to eventually encompass all the semi-rural land currently separating the BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City. Currently, there is approximately 6 km of this land remaining between the two cities.
Culture
Yatala is home to the Yatala Pies shop which claims to have been "a landmark in the Yatala area" for "more than 130 years" . The restaurant is considered a common stop-over for travellers between Brisbane and the Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
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Transport
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 TranslinkTransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
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