Yerrinbool, New South Wales

Yerrinbool
New South Wales
Yerrinbool station
Yerrinbool is located in New South Wales
Yerrinbool
Yerrinbool
Coordinates34°22′S 150°33′E / 34.367°S 150.550°E / -34.367; 150.550
Population974 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1919
Postcode(s)2575
Elevation488 m (1,601 ft)
Location
  • 117 km (73 mi) south-west of Sydney
  • 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Mittagong
LGA(s)Wingecarribee Shire
RegionSouthern Highlands
CountyCamden
ParishColo
State electorate(s)Wollondilly
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Yerrinbool:
Balmoral Yanderra
Hill Top Yerrinbool Upper Nepean Nature Reserve
Colo Vale Alpine

Yerrinbool is one of the Northern Villages of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee Shire, and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about a 12 km (7.5 mi) drive from nearby Mittagong. It is 7 km (4.3 mi) to Hill Top as the crow flies, accessible by foot via a fire trail. It is on the western edge of the Upper Nepean Nature Reserve, a vast area of forest, lakes and dams between Yerrinbool and the coastal communities around Wollongong (accessible by a circuitous 63 km (39 mi) by road). Yerrinbool was previously officially known as the Town of Yerrinbool. It is located on the historic Old Hume Highway.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yerrinbool (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata