Yallah, New South Wales
Suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Yallah is a western suburb in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas.
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An aerial view of the area looking south, with Yallah, bottom left; Albion Park Rail, top left; Albion Park, top right; and Lake Illawarra, centre-left. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°32′S 150°48′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||
| City | Wollongong | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 122 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2530 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Calderwood | ||||||||||||
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Etymology
Yallah is an Australian Aboriginal word for which a number of meanings are given; native apple tree, a nearby lagoon, and "go away at once".[2]
Developments
The Tallawarra Power Station located on the shores of Lake Illawarra and adjacent to Yallah was commissioned in 1952 and commenced operations in 1954 as a thermal power station. The power station was closed in 1989 and was later rebuilt as a 435-megawatt (583,000 hp) combined cycle natural gas power station.[2]
The Yallah railway station opened in 1887,[2] and closed in 1974.[3]
The Princes Motorway southern terminus is located south of Yallah and north of Albion Park Rail, at the junction of the Princes Highway with the Illawarra Highway.
