Yatte Yattah

Yatte Yattah
New South Wales
Yatte Yattah looking towards Pigeon House Mountain
Yatte Yattah is located in New South Wales
Yatte Yattah
Yatte Yattah
Coordinates35°16′55″S 150°25′15″E / 35.28194°S 150.42083°E / -35.28194; 150.42083
Population189 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2539
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Shoalhaven
RegionSouth Coast
CountySt Vincent
ParishConjola
State electorate(s)South Coast
Federal division(s)Gilmore
Suburbs around Yatte Yattah:
Conjola Conjola Conjola Park
Pointer Mountain Yatte Yattah Lake Conjola
Little Forest Milton Lake Conjola

Yatte Yattah (pronounced 'Yadda Yadda') is a historically significant suburb on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is located on the Princes Highway about 4 km north of Milton and 2 km south of Conjola Lake. At the 2021 Census, the population was 189.[2]

Settled in 1827, Yatte Yattah was a pioneer town in the decades preceding the establishment of nearby Milton and Ulladulla. Selected at the time for its highly fertile soils and lucrative red cedar,[3] the first settlers in Yatte Yattah used convicts to procure timber, build roads and dig extensive drains along Narrawallee Creek.[4] In 1827 a local aboriginal man helped Thomas Kendall cut a track from his land grant in Yatte Yattah to a natural bay in the south. Kendall turned the bay into a boat harbour so he could ship cedar and produce from Yatte Yattah to Sydney and Illawarra. Eventually this makeshift port would become known as Ulladulla Harbour. During this boom period Yatte Yattah had a functioning school, church and post office.[5]

Today, Yatte Yattah is characterised by picturesque farming estates and private rural retreats. There are views of Pigeon House Mountain and the Budawang Ranges. There are many surfing beaches near Yatte Yattah[6] and with increasing popularity the highway is known to become congested during peak holiday season.[7]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yatte Yattah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yatte Yattah". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "100 Beach Challenge". Shoalhaven - South Coast NSW. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ Lemon, Harriet Alexander, James (27 December 2022). "Heavy traffic out of Sydney for great summer exodus". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)