Yanderra is a small village situated on the border of the Southern Highlands and

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Geography

Yanderra is part of

Wollondilly Wollondilly Shire is a periurban local government area adjacent to the south-western fringe of Sydney, parts of which fall into the Macarthur, Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wollon ...

located between

Bargo Bargo is a town in the Macarthur Region, New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. It is approximately 100 km south west of Sydney. It is situated between the township of Tahmoor (north) and the village of Yanderra (south) ...

and Southern Highlands'

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, and is located next to the

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. It is an area within the area of

, and is located 78 km from

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extending over an area of 2.743 square kilometres. Yanderra has an approximate population of 661 citizens. It is in the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone. The area is often affected by earthquakes.

Population

At the , Yanderra had a population of 661. The name ''Yanderra'' comes from an Aboriginal word for ''

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''. The Yanderra is home to the Rural Fire Brigade in the jurisdiction of the township of Yanderra.NSWRFS boundary map

Transport

A railway station was located at Yanderra on the Main South railway line between 1924 and 1975. The station has now been demolished and no trace remains.

Notes and references

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