Yanderra
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Yanderra
| city = Sydney
| state = NSW
| image = Yanderra Bushfire.jpg
| caption = Bushfire moving towards Yanderra in December 2019
| lga = Wollondilly Shire
| postcode = 2574
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| elevation = 414
| coordinates = {{coord|34|19|S|150|34|E|display=inline,title}}
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| stategov = Wollondilly
| fedgov = Hume
| dist1 = 93
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Sydney CBD
| dist2 = 20
| dir2 = NE
| location2 = Mittagong
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| near-n = Bargo
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| near-s = Yerrinbool
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Yanderra is a small suburb and locality that is located in the Macarthur Region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Yanderra is geographically the southernmost point of the Greater Sydney area that is located on the Hume Highway.{{Cite web|title=Yanderra|url=https://www.australias.guide/nsw/location/yanderra/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=New South Wales|language=en-AU}} The suburb is part of the Wollondilly Shire local government area and is located {{convert|93|km|mi|0}} southwest of the Sydney CBD.
Geography
Yanderra is part of Wollondilly located between Bargo and Southern Highlands' Yerrinbool, and is located next to the Hume Highway. It is an area within the area of Wollondilly, New South Wales, and is located 78 km from the Sydney CBD extending over an area of 2.743 square kilometres. Yanderra has an approximate population of 661 citizens. It is in the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone.{{cn|date=January 2023}} The area is often affected by earthquakes.{{Cite web|title=Earthquakes near Yanderra, Wollondilly, New South Wales, Australia, today: latest quakes past 30 days - complete list and interactive map|url=https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/place/484590/earthquakes/yanderra.html|access-date=2021-07-27|website=volcanodiscovery.com|language=en}}
Population
At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Yanderra had a population of 661.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC14461|name=Yanderra |access-date=13 July 2017|quick=on}} The name Yanderra comes from an Aboriginal word for turpentine tree.{{NSW GNR|id = SXlpZxtLuj|title = Yanderra|access-date = 11 August 2013}} The Yanderra is home to the Rural Fire Brigade in the jurisdiction of the township of Yanderra.NSWRFS boundary map
Transport
Yanderra railway station on the Main South railway line served the village between 1924 and 1975. It is mostly known for the murder of three railway workers in a deliberate explosion, during an attempted robbery near the station. The station itself has now been demolished and no trace remains.
Notes and references
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Category:Towns in the Macarthur (New South Wales)
Category:Main Southern railway line, New South Wales
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