Yerriyong

Yerriyong
New South Wales
Yerriyong; New South Wales
	Road in Yerriyong
	Yerriyong Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°59′36″S 150°29′05″E / 34.99333°S 150.48472°ECoordinates: 34°59′36″S 150°29′05″E / 34.99333°S 150.48472°E
Population	25 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2540
Location	187 km (116 mi) S of Sydney ; 17 km (11 mi) SW of Nowra ;
LGA(s)	City of Shoalhaven
Region	South Coast
County	St Vincent
Parish	Yerriyong
State electorate(s)	Kiama
Federal division(s)	Gilmore
	Suburbs around Yerriyong:

Yerriyong is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.^[2]^[3] It lies about 17 km to the southwest of Nowra on the road to Nerriga and Canberra. It is largely made up of eucalyptus forest. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 25.^[1]

The name is believed to be of Aboriginal origin, as in Tharawal "Yerri" means "tooth" and "ong" is a common place name ending, so it is considered to relate to an initiation ceremony.^[2]

Yerriyong had a state school from 1885 to 1948. This was described as a "provisional school" (October 1882–April 1883), "public school" (1883–1895), or "half-time school" (June–September 1895).^[4] It was replaced by Yerriyong Vale, which was a "half-time school" (June–September 1895, 1906–1908 and 1914–1916) or a "provisional school" (1895–1906 and 1909–1913).^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yerriyong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Yerriyong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Yerriyong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Yerriyong in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Yerriyong Vale in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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[census-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yerriyong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[GNR-2] "Yerriyong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[3] "Yerriyong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[4] "Yerriyong in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[5] "Yerriyong Vale in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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v t City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Nowra suburbs	Nowra Bangalee Bomaderry Cambewarra Cambewarra Village North Nowra Nowra Hill South Nowra Terara West Nowra Worrigee
Suburbs near Jervis Bay	Basin View Bream Beach Callala Bay Callala Beach Erowal Bay Huskisson Hyams Beach Myola Old Erowal Bay Sanctuary Point St Georges Basin Vincentia Woollamia Worrowing Heights Wrights Beach
North of Shoalhaven River	Back Forest Barrengarry Beaumont Bellawongarah Berry Berry Mountain Bolong Brogers Creek (part) Broughton Broughton Vale Broughton Village (part) Browns Mountain Bundewallah Coolangatta Far Meadow Illaroo Jaspers Brush Kangaroo Valley Meroo Meadow Shoalhaven Heads Upper Kangaroo River Wattamolla Woodhill
South of Shoalhaven River	Barringella Beecroft Peninsula Brundee Burrier Coolumburra Culburra Beach Currarong Falls Creek Greenwell Point Jerrawangala Longreach Mayfield Orient Point Parma Pyree Sassafras Tianjara Tolwong Tomerong Wandandian Yalwal Yerriyong
Sussex Inlet	Sussex Inlet Berrara Cudmirrah Swanhaven
Ulladulla	Ulladulla Croobyar Burrill Lake Dolphin Point Kings Point Little Forest Milton Mollymook Mollymook Beach Narrawallee Woodburn Woodstock
Far South	Bawley Point Bendalong Berringer Lake Cockwhy Conjola Park Cunjurong Point Currowan (part) Durras North East Lynne Fishermans Paradise Kioloa Lake Conjola Manyana Mogood Mount Kingiman Pointer Mountain Tabourie Lake Termeil
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