Yunta, South Australia

Yunta is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east about 275 kilometres (171 mi) 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.

Yunta
South Australia
The hotel at Yunta
Yunta is located in South Australia
Yunta
Yunta
Coordinates32°34′55″S 139°33′41″E[1]
Population60 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established13 January 1887 (town)
23 October 2003 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5440[5]
Elevation302 m (991 ft)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[1]
CountyHerbert[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart[7]
Federal division(s)Grey[8]
Mean max temp[9] Mean min temp[9] Annual rainfall[9]
24.7 °C
76 °F		 9.5 °C
49 °F		 202.5 mm
8 in
Localities around Yunta:
Melton Station Melton Station
Winnininnie		 Winnininnie
Waroonee
Paratoo		 Yunta Winnininnie
Oulnina Park
Netley Gap
Paratoo Grampus
Manunda Station		 Netley Gap
FootnotesLocations[5]
Adjoining localities[1]

History

Yanta was an early spelling. In 1866 the district was known as part of the Tattawappa and Yanta Run.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

Commercial area
Warning sign at the start of Tea Tree Road to Arkaroola.

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.[13]

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.[14]

Politics

Yunta is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.[8][7][1] As of 2018, the community within Yunta received municipal services from a South Australian government agency, the Outback Communities Authority.[15]

References
Notes
    Citations
    1. "Search results for 'Yunta, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'SA Government Regions', 'Local Government Areas' and 'Gazetteeer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
    2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yunta (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
    3. Murray, David (13 January 1887). "Proclamation (under Crownlands Consolidation Act 1880 re the town of Yunta)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. p. 43. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
    4. Weatherill, Jay (23 October 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South AustralIA. p. 3859. Retrieved 14 April 2019. 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)
    5. "Postcode for Yunta, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
    6. "Search results for 'Yunta, RSTA' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and 'Gazetteeer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
    7. "District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
    8. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
    9. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics YUNTA AIRSTRIP (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
    10. Baillière's South Australian Gazetteer, 1866, page 247.
    11. http://adb.anu.edu.
    12. Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Sydney, NSW: Reader's Digest. 1993. p. 505. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.
    13. "Yunta Rest Area". HemaX Planner. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
    14. "Yunta". South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
    15. "Yunta". Outback Communities Authority. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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