Yatala Vale, South Australia

Yatala Vale
Adelaide, South Australia
Postcode(s) 5126
Location 9 km (6 mi) from Modbury
LGA(s) City of Tea Tree Gully
State electorate(s) Little Para
Federal Division(s) Makin
Suburbs around Yatala Vale:
Gould Creek
Golden Grove Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Fairview Park

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 word from the Kaurna people which means "water running by the side of a river", and is used to refer to the entire lands north of the River Torrens from Port Adelaide to Tea Tree Gully, but has been used by white settlers as far back as 1836. See: Hundred of Yatala

Yatala Vale Receiving Office (a limited post office) opened on 2 October 1911 and closed in late 1912.[1]

Yatala Vale was and is used for agriculture and viticulture.

Geography

The southern boundary of Yatala Vale is defined by Yatala Vale Road, with the rest of the suburb filling an uneven area bounded by the Golden Grove sand quarries to the west, the Little Para Reservoir to the north and the Little Para River to the east.[2]

Facilities

There is an industrial area on Yatala Vale Road.

Transport

The 542 bus routes services Yatala Vale Road, which is operated by Adelaide Metro. The remainder is not serviced.

See also

References

  1. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. UBD Adelaide directory (1999; 47th ed.) Universal Press. ISBN 0-7319-1033-8

Coordinates: 34°46′55″S 138°44′35″E / 34.782°S 138.743°E / -34.782; 138.743

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