Yattalunga, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids YattalungaAdelaide, South Australia |
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 Yattalunga
Location in City of Playford
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| Postcode(s) | 5114 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Playford | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Spence | ||||||||||||||
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Yattalunga is a suburb located north of Adelaide, in South Australia. It's part of the City of Playford. You can find Yattalunga east of One Tree Hill. It sits between the Gawler–One Tree Hill Road and the South Para River. This road follows a ridge, separating the river gorge from the flat lands of the Adelaide Plains.
A large part of eastern Yattalunga is home to the beautiful Para Wirra Recreation Park.
The name 'Yattalunga' comes from an old homestead. It's believed to come from local Australian Aboriginal words. 'Yertala' or 'Yattala' means 'waterfall' or 'creek'. 'Unga' or 'nga' means 'place'. So, Yattalunga might mean 'place of the waterfall' or 'place by the creek'. This information comes from records by Norman Tindale in 1949.
Who Lives in Yattalunga?
In 2016, a survey counted 313 people living in Yattalunga. Slightly more than half, 166 people, were male. The other 145 people were female.
Most residents, about 72%, were born in Australia. Around 13% of people were born in England.
The average age of people in Yattalunga is 46 years old. About 12% of the population were children aged 0–14 years. People aged 65 years and older made up about 17.5% of the population.
