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Yerriyong

Suburb of City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia

34°59′36″S 150°29′05″E / 34.99333°S 150.48472°E / -34.99333; 150.48472Population25 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2540Elevation240 m (787 ft)Location

187 km (116 mi) S of Sydney
17 km (11 mi) SW of Nowra
126 km (78 mi) ESE of Goulburn

LGA(s)City of ShoalhavenRegionSouth CoastCounty St VincentParishYerriyongState electorate(s)Kiama Federal division(s)Gilmore

Suburbs around Yerriyong:
Barringella	Barringella	Parma
Yalwal	Yerriyong	Falls Creek
Boolijah	Jerrawangala	Tomerong

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.