Yerriyong

Yerriyong New South Wales
Road in Yerriyong
Yerriyong Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°59′36″S 150°29′05″E
Population	25 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2540
Elevation	240 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 Shoalhaven
Region	South Coast
County	St Vincent
Parish	Yerriyong
State 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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yerriyong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
2. "Yerriyong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
3. "Yerriyong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. "Yerriyong in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. "Yerriyong Vale in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2018.