Yattalunga is a northern suburb of

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. It is the eastern in the

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. Yattalunga is east of One Tree Hill, between the

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–One Tree Hill Road and the

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. The road runs near the top of the ridge separating the South Para River gorge from the

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. The eastern part of Yattalunga includes most of the Para Wirra Recreation Park. The name of the suburb is drawn from the name of a historic homestead, which in turn was derived from Yertala or Yattala meaning cascade, waterfall of creek and unga or nga meaning place or locality in a local

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language, according to state government records citing

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in 1949.

Demographics

The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 313 persons in Yattalunga on census night. Of these, 166 (53.4%) were male and 145 (46.3%) were female. The majority of residents 226 (72.4%) was born in Australia. 40 (12.8%) were born in England. The

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of Yattalunga residents is 46. Children aged 0–14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

References

Suburbs of Adelaide {{Adelaide-geo-stub