Type: | town |
Yelverton | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | City of Busselton |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Postcode: | 6280 |
Timezone: | AWST |
Utc: | +8 |
Coordinates: | -33.75°N 122°W |
Stategov: | Vasse |
Fedgov: | Forrest |
Dist1: | 248 |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 27 |
Location2: | Busselton |
Dist3: | 26 |
Location3: | Margaret River |
Yelverton is a locality in Western Australia's South West region in the local government area of the City of Busselton. 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.[1] The area was part of the Group Settlement Scheme, and a school existed there from 1934 to 1937.[2] [3] Yelverton National Park is in the locality.