Yerong Creek Explained

Type:town
Yerong Creek
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.3833°N 147.0667°W
Pop:173
Postcode:2642
Dist1:502
Dir1:SW
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:46
Dir2:S
Location2:Wagga Wagga
Dist3:15
Dir3:S
Location3:The Rock
Lga:Lockhart Shire
County:Mitchell
Stategov:Wagga Wagga
Fedgov:Riverina

Yerong Creek is a town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia. It is about 46km (29miles) south-west of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway. At the, Yerong Creek had a population of 173.[1]

Yerong Creek station is serviced twice daily by NSW TrainLink XPT trains which travel along the Main Southern Railway line between Sydney and Melbourne (there is no stop listed in timetables for Yerong Creek; the nearest stations are The Rock to the north and Henty to the south). The town is home to a small population and was the original home of the vintage rally.

Yerong Creek Post Office opened on 1 October 1882.

Whilst Yerong Creek is predominantly a mixed farming and grazing area, it holds a claim in Australian history when in 1993 the XPT established the Australian Rail Speed Record of 193km/h between a nearby area known as Table Top and the township [2]

Yerong Creek was also home to the vintage rally, though this event is no longer held.

Notes and References

  1. Based on the resident population of meshblocks 10494520000, 10494510000, and 10494500000 from 2074.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, Australia, 2016
  2. Web site: Travelmate - Yerong Creek, NSW . 8 January 2007 . 4 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070104201857/http://travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Yerong+Creek%5F%5C%5FNSW . dead .