Yerriyong
Suburb of City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
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Yerriyong is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies about 17 km to the southwest of Nowra on the road to Nerriga and Canberra. It is largely made up of eucalyptus forest.
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| Coordinates: 34°59′36″S 150°29′05″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 46 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2540 | ||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Yerriyong | ||||||||||||
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The name is believed to be of Aboriginal origin, as in Tharawal "Yerri" means "tooth" and "ong" is a common place name ending, so it is considered to relate to an initiation ceremony.[2]
Yerriyong had a state school from 1885 to 1948. This was described as a "provisional school" (October 1882–April 1883), "public school" (1883–1895), or "half-time school" (June–September 1895).[4] It was replaced by Yerriyong Vale, which was a "half-time school" (June–September 1895, 1906–1908 and 1914–1916) or a "provisional school" (1895–1906 and 1909–1913).[5]
Demographics
At the 2016 census, Yerriyong had a population of 25,[6] which had increased to 46 at the 2021 census.[7]
