Yunta, South Australia

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Yunta

| state = sa

| image = Yunta Hotel, 2017 (01).jpg

| caption = The hotel at Yunta

| postcode = 5440{{cite web|title= Postcode for Yunta, South Australia|url= https://postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/country+south+australia/yunta |publisher=Postcodes Australia|access-date=8 February 2018}}

| pop =

| established = 13 January 1887 (town)
23 October 2003 (locality)

| established_footnotes = {{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=David|title=Proclamation (under Crownlands Consolidation Act 1880 re the town of Yunta)|url=http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1887/2/43.pdf|website=The South Australian Government Gazette|publisher=South Australian government|access-date=8 February 2018|page=43|date=13 January 1887}}{{cite web |last1=Weatherill |first1=Jay |title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places |url=http://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2003/October/2003_101.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South AustralIA |access-date=14 April 2019 |pages=3859 |date=23 October 2003 |quote="Assign the names YUNTA, BLINMAN, BOOKABIE, GLENDAMBO, YALATA, KINGOONYA, OLARY, INNAMINCKA, and MANNA HILL, to those areas Out of Councils and shown numbered 1 to 9 on Rack Plan 857 (Sheet 3)"}}

| elevation = 302

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Search results for 'Yunta, RSTA' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and 'Gazetteeer'|url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/|website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=8 February 2018}}

| coordinates = {{coord|32.581868 |S|139.561263|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coord_ref = {{cite web|title=Search results for 'Yunta, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'SA Government Regions', 'Local Government Areas' and 'Gazetteeer'|url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/|website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=29 January 2018}}

| pushpin_label_position = top

| lga = Pastoral Unincorporated Area

| region = Far North

| county = Herbert

| stategov = Stuart{{cite web|title=District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries) |url=https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/2014-sa-country-map/download |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|access-date=27 December 2017}}

| fedgov = Grey{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=27 December 2017}}

| dist1 = 275

| dir1 = NE

| location1 = Adelaide

| dist3 = 150

| dir3 = SW

| location3 = Cockburn

| dist2 = 81

| dir2 = NE

| location2 = Peterborough

| timezone = ACST

| utc = +9:30

| timezone-dst = ACDT

| utc-dst = +10:30

| maxtemp = 24.7

| maxtemp_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics YUNTA AIRSTRIP (nearest station) |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_020062.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=9 September 2019}}

| mintemp = 9.5

| mintemp_footnotes =

| rainfall = 202.5

| rainfall_footnotes =

| near-n = Melton Station
Winnininnie

| near-ne = Winnininnie

| near-e = Winnininnie
Oulnina Park
Netley Gap

| near-se = Netley Gap

| near-s = Grampus
Manunda Station

| near-sw = Paratoo

| near-w = Waroonee
Paratoo

| near-nw = Melton Station

| near = Yunta

| footnotes = Locations
Adjoining localities

}}

Yunta is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east about {{convert|275|km}} north-east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is a service centre supporting both the local area and travellers passing through on the Barrier Highway. It lies south west of Broken Hill and north east of Peterborough.

History

Yanta was an early spelling. In 1866 the district was known as part of the Tattawappa and Yanta Run.Baillière's South Australian Gazetteer, 1866, page 247. Yunta township was established in 1887 after the discovery of gold at the nearby diggings at Teetulpa and Waukaringa, when more than 5,000 miners made their way through here. In the early 1890s the village was a busy railway town on the Adelaide to Broken Hill line. From 1934 Yunta was the base for the famed outback trucking and mail contractor Harry Ding.[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ding-henry-edgar-harry-10019 http://adb.anu.edu.]

Today Yunta is a small service centre for travellers and the surrounding properties. Yunta also provides an alternate route to the Flinders Ranges and beyond. The natural gas fields at Gidgealpa and Moomba have resulted in improved access roads to South Australia's arid north-east region.{{cite book|title=Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places|year=1993|publisher=Reader's Digest|location=Sydney, NSW|isbn=0-86438-399-1|pages=505}}

==Commercial area==

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Village facilities include a hotel offering meals and accommodation, two roadhouses (one with caravan sites), two fuel stations, post office, Rural Transaction Centre offering internet access, police station, air strip and a primary school. Opposite the hotel there is a rest area with public toilets which can be used for free (donation) overnight stays.{{cite web|title=Yunta Rest Area|url=https://planner.hemax.com/Place/Details?id=2393df96-2726-43ab-96b3-0f81001e44a8|publisher=HemaX Planner|access-date=9 August 2021}}

There was once a RV waste dump located between the railway line and the highway at the western end of town. Recently a commercial potable water dispensing system has been installed nearby. The main annual event is the Yunta Picnic Races and gymkhana held in May.{{cite web|title=Yunta|url=http://www.southaustralia.com/9005787.aspx|publisher=South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre.|access-date=23 May 2011}}

Politics

Yunta is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia. As of 2018, the community within Yunta received municipal services from a South Australian government agency, the Outback Communities Authority.{{cite web|title=Yunta|url=http://www.oca.sa.gov.au/Yunta |publisher=Outback Communities Authority|access-date=8 February 2018}}

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Yunta Airstrip, elevation {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1998–2025 normals and extremes)

|Jan record high C = 46.0

|Feb record high C = 45.5

|Mar record high C = 41.7

|Apr record high C = 37.6

|May record high C = 29.1

|Jun record high C = 26.0

|Jul record high C = 25.4

|Aug record high C = 28.7

|Sep record high C = 35.7

|Oct record high C = 39.0

|Nov record high C = 44.6

|Dec record high C = 45.9

|Jan record low C = 6.0

|Feb record low C = 6.7

|Mar record low C = 2.4

|Apr record low C = -3.0

|May record low C = -5.9

|Jun record low C = -7.1

|Jul record low C = -7.5

|Aug record low C = -6.6

|Sep record low C = -3.3

|Oct record low C = -0.3

|Nov record low C = 1.5

|Dec record low C = 5.1

|Jan high C = 33.9

|Feb high C = 32.4

|Mar high C = 29.0

|Apr high C = 24.5

|May high C = 19.3

|Jun high C = 15.9

|Jul high C = 15.7

|Aug high C = 17.8

|Sep high C = 22.0

|Oct high C = 25.2

|Nov high C = 28.5

|Dec high C = 31.3

| year high C = 24.6

|Jan low C = 16.7

|Feb low C = 15.7

|Mar low C = 13.0

|Apr low C = 9.1

|May low C = 5.6

|Jun low C = 3.7

|Jul low C = 3.1

|Aug low C = 4.1

|Sep low C = 6.6

|Oct low C = 9.4

|Nov low C = 12.5

|Dec low C = 14.6

| year low C = 9.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 22.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 17.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 12.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 11.8

|May precipitation mm = 10.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 16.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 13.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 12.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 16.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 23.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 30.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 16.4

|year precipitation mm = 205.3

| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 3.7

| Feb precipitation days = 2.4

| Mar precipitation days = 4.0

| Apr precipitation days = 3.6

| May precipitation days = 5.1

| Jun precipitation days = 7.9

| Jul precipitation days = 7.2

| Aug precipitation days = 6.6

| Sep precipitation days = 5.1

| Oct precipitation days = 4.9

| Nov precipitation days = 5.6

| Dec precipitation days = 4.6

| year precipitation days =60.7

| humidity colour = green

|Jan afthumidity = 21

|Feb afthumidity = 26

|Mar afthumidity = 28

|Apr afthumidity = 32

|May afthumidity = 42

|Jun afthumidity = 50

|Jul afthumidity = 48

|Aug afthumidity = 39

|Sep afthumidity = 33

|Oct afthumidity = 27

|Nov afthumidity = 27

|Dec afthumidity = 24

|source 1 = Australian Bureau of Meteorology (humidity 1991–2010){{cite web

| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_020062_All.shtml

| title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- YUNTA AIRSTRIP

| date = 2 March 2025}}

}}

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Category:Towns in South Australia

Category:Far North (South Australia)

Category:Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia