Yolla, Tasmania

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Yolla | state = tas | image = | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|07|S|145|42|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Waratah-Wynyard Council | postcode = 7325 | est = | pop = | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]] | fedgov = [[Division of Braddon|Braddon]] | dist1 = 321 | dir1 = NW | location1= [[Hobart, Tasmania|Hobart]] | dist2 = 70 | dir2 = W | location2= [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]] | dist3 = 22 | dir3 = SW | location3= [[Burnie, Tasmania|Burnie]] | dist4 = 18 | dir4 = S | location4= [[Wynyard, Tasmania|Wynyard]] }} '''Yolla''' is a rural community in north-western [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 286.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Yolla, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL60772 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> It is on the [[Murchison Highway]] about {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} south of the towns of [[Wynyard, Tasmania|Wynyard]], [[Somerset, Tasmania|Somerset]] and [[Burnie, Tasmania|Burnie]]. The area around Yolla is used for [[dairying]], [[beef cattle]], growing [[vegetable]]s, [[opium poppy|opium poppies]] and other crops, as well as [[forestry]] and [[mining]]. Local attractions are [[Hellyer Gorge]] and the Oldina Forest Reserve.<ref name=Yolla>[http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=11 Yolla community overview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720155051/http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=11 |date=July 20, 2008 }}</ref>

==History== Yolla was first settled in the 1880s. Camp Creek Post Office was open between 1881 and 1884. It reopened in 1905 and was renamed ''Yolla'' in 1906.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | access-date = 16 June 2012}}</ref> The name is a [[Tasmanian languages|Tasmanian Aboriginal]] word for the [[short-tailed shearwater]] or "muttonbird", a bird that played an important role in local [[Aboriginal Tasmanians|Tasmanian Aboriginal]] culture.<ref name="yolla_yds_current(2025)">{{Cite web|title=Short-tailed Shearwater|website=Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (www.nre.tas.gov.au)|url=https://nre.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/birds/complete-list-of-tasmanian-birds/short-tailed-shearwater|language=en|access-date=22 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220123851/https://nre.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/birds/complete-list-of-tasmanian-birds/short-tailed-shearwater|archive-date=20 February 2025|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="yolla_parks_current(2025)">{{Cite web|title=Seabirds and shorebirds|website=Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (www.parks.tas.gov.au)|url=https://parks.tas.gov.au/discovery-and-learning/wildlife/seabirds-and-shorebirds|language=en|access-date=22 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116111821/https://parks.tas.gov.au/discovery-and-learning/wildlife/seabirds-and-shorebirds|archive-date=16 January 2025|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> The area was originally covered by [[Nothofagus cunninghamii|myrtle beech]] forest, which was gradually cleared for farming.<ref name=Yolla/>

==Climate== {{Weather box |location = Yolla (Sea View) 1961–1990 |width = auto |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 61.1 |Feb rain mm = 59.6 |Mar rain mm = 78.6 |Apr rain mm = 124.9 |May rain mm = 155.1 |Jun rain mm = 142.9 |Jul rain mm = 205.6 |Aug rain mm = 179.3 |Sep rain mm = 142.2 |Oct rain mm = 119.8 |Nov rain mm = 96.3 |Dec rain mm = 98.2 |year rain mm = 1463.7 |source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (Climate Data Online)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=139&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=091109|title= Monthly rainfall Yolla (Sea View), 1961–1990 averages |access-date=9 December 2022 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology}}</ref> }}

==See also== * [[Yolla Football Club]]

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==External links== * {{url|https://www.warwyn.tas.gov.au|Waratah–Wynyard Council}}

[[Category:Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council]] [[Category:Towns in Tasmania]]