| Yarramalong Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Main street of Yarramalong c. 2009 | |||||||||||||||
  Yarramalong | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°13′23″S 151°17′06″E / 33.223°S 151.285°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 468 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 17.73/km2 (45.91/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2259 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Eglington | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wyong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dobell | ||||||||||||||
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Yarramalong (cedar country)[2] is a township and suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from Wyong along the Wyong River. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
The Yarramalong township has: Rural Fire Station, two cemeteries, public school (which closed down recently and is now used for community purposes), general store/petrol station, bottle shop/guest house and a hall which was originally an art hall but is now also used for community purposes. Busways now only operates a school bus service between Yarramalong and Wyong. It was acquired from Yarramalong Bus Lines in 2008.[3]
Yarramalong Valley is the home of many horse studs, turf farms, citrus crops as well as a macadamia nut farm and a lavender farm.
The Great North Walk also passes through Yarramalong to Cedar Brush Creek to the north and Kulnura.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yarramalong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Yarramalong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Smith, Errol (20 February 2008). "End of era for bus pioneers". Central Coast Express Advocate. p. 9.
