Yelverton is a locality in Western Australia's

South West Southwest is a compass point. Southwest, south-west, south west, southwestern or south-western or south western may also refer to: * Southwest (direction), an intercardinal direction Geography *South West Queensland, Australia *South West (Weste ...

region in the

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

of the

City of Busselton The City of Busselton is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth, the state capital. The city covers an area of and had a population of 40,640 as at the 2021 Census. It contains two ...

. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 72. It was named after timber merchant Henry Yelverton, who established a timber mill there in 1856. The area was part of the

Group Settlement Scheme The Group Settlement Scheme was an assisted migration scheme which operated in Western Australia from the early 1920s. It was engineered by Premier James Mitchell and followed on from the Soldier Settlement Scheme immediately after World W ...

, and a school existed there from 1934 to 1937.

Yelverton National Park Yelverton National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. It is located in the local government area of the City of Busselton in the locality of Yelverton, from Busselton and from Margaret Riv ...

is in the locality.

References

Timber towns in Western Australia Capes region of South West Western Australia City of Busselton {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub