Yatala Vale, South Australia
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| Yatala Vale | |||||||||||||
| Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
| City of Tea Tree Gully | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode: | 5126 | ||||||||||||
| Federal electorate: | Makin | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Little Para | ||||||||||||
| Major roads: | Yatala Vale Road, One Tree Hill Road | ||||||||||||
| Telephone exchange: | Golden Grove | ||||||||||||
| Distance to Modbury: | 9 km | ||||||||||||
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Yatala Vale (postcode 5126) is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.
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[edit] Origin of the name
Yatala is an Aboriginal word from the Kaurna nation which means "water running by the side of a river", and is used to refer to the entire lands north of the River Torrens from Port Adelaide to Tea Tree Gully, but has been used by white settlers as far back as 1836.
[edit] History
Yatala Vale was and is used for agriculture and viticulture.
[edit] Geography
The southern boundary of Yatala Vale is defined by Yatala Vale Road, with the rest of the suburb filling an uneven area bounded by the Golden Grove sand quarries to the west, the Little Para Reservoir to the north and the Little Para River to the east.[1]
[edit] Facilities
Yatala Vale has a Country Fire Station and there is an industrial area on Yatala Vale Road.
[edit] Transport
The 542 bus routes services Yatala Vale Road, which is operated by Adelaide Metro. The remainder is not serviced.
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[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Local History - Golden Grove, City of Tea Tree Gully Library
- Adelaide Metro
| Suburbs of the City of Tea Tree Gully | |
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Banksia Park | Dernancourt | Fairview Park | Gilles Plains | Golden Grove | Gould Creek | Greenwith | Gulfview Heights | Highbury | Holden Hill | Hope Valley | Houghton | Modbury | Modbury Heights | Modbury North | Para Hills | Redwood Park | Ridgehaven | St Agnes | Salisbury East | Salisbury Heights | Surrey Downs | Tea Tree Gully | Upper Hermitage | Valley View | Vista | Wynn Vale | Yatala Vale |
