Type: | suburb |
Yallah | |
City: | Wollongong |
State: | nsw |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Lga: | Wollongong |
Region: | Illawarra |
County: | Camden |
Parish: | Calderwood |
Postcode: | 2530 |
Coordinates: | -34.5333°N 198°W |
Stategov: | Shellharbour |
Fedgov: | Whitlam |
Near-Nw: | Avondale |
Near-N: | Dapto |
Near-Ne: | Koonawarra |
Near-W: | Marshall Mount |
Near-E: | Lake Illawarra |
Near-Sw: | Calderwood |
Near-S: | Albion Park Rail |
Near-Se: | Haywards Bay |
Location1: | west Illawarra |
Yallah is a western suburb in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. It contains a mixture of rural, commercial and light industrial areas.
Yallah is an Australian Aboriginal word for which a number of meanings are given; native apple tree, a nearby lagoon, and "go away at once".[1]
The Tallawarra Power Station on the shores of Lake Illawarra and adjacent to Yallah was commissioned in 1952 and commenced operations in 1954 as a thermal power station. The station closed in 1989 and was reconditioned as a 435MW combined cycle natural gas power station.[1]
The Yallah railway station opened in 1887,[1] and closed in 1974.[2]
The Princes Motorway southern terminus is located south of Yallah and north of, at the junction of the Princes Highway with the Illawarra Highway.