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Yahl
South Australia
Yahl is located in South Australia
Yahl
Yahl
Location in South Australia
Population
Established 1999
Postcode(s) 5291
Elevation 60 m (197 ft)
Location
  • 383 km (238 mi) SE of Adelaide
  • 7 km (4 mi) SE of Mount Gambier
LGA(s) District Council of Grant
Region Limestone Coast
County Grey
State electorate(s) Mount Gambier
Federal Division(s) Barker
Mean max temp
Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.0 °C
66 °F
8.2 °C
47 °F
710.9 mm
28 in
Localities around Yahl:
Mount Gambier Mount Gambier
Glenburnie
Glenburnie
OB Flat
Square Mile
OB Flat
Yahl Glenburnie
Caroline
Caveton Caveton
Caroline
Caroline
Footnotes Locations
Adjoining localities

Yahl is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia, and located in the state's south-east about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east of Mount Gambier, which is itself about 384 kilometres (239 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide.

The area around present day Yahl were inhabited by the local Bungandidj people. Yahl is the aboriginal word for "waters, much water".

The following have been listed as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register - the Former Oast House and Attached Stone Building and the German style cottage.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Yahl had a population of 855 of which 224 lived in its town centre.

Yahl is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.

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