Yarra, New South Wales

Yarra
Yarra
Town
	Level crossing on Main Southern railway line
	Yarra Location in New South Wales
	Coordinates: 34°48′57″S 149°38′02″E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Southern Tablelands
LGA	Goulburn Mulwaree Council;
Location	18 km (11 mi) SW of Goulburn; 84 km (52 mi) NE of Canberra; 213 km (132 mi) SW of Sydney;
Government
• State electorate	Goulburn;
• Federal division	Eden-Monaro;
Elevation	683 m (2,241 ft)
Population
• Total	138 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	2580
County	Argyle
Parish	Goulburn
	Localities around Yarra

Yarra is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 18 km southwest of Goulburn, 84 km northeast of Canberra and 213 km southwest of Sydney.^[2] It lies at the intersection of the Federal Highway and the Hume Highway. Yarra railway station was a station on the Main Southern railway line from 1875 to the 1970s.^[3] A small settlement grew up around the railway station and the Hume Highway, parts of which were demolished during road widening in the 1970s. It had a public school from 1869 to 1970, operating as a "half-time" school until 1873.^[4]