Yarra Junction VIC, 3797
Yarra Junction Real Estate: Suburb Profile
If you're buying, renting, or investing in Yarra Junction, VIC 3797, it is wise to discover if it is going to suit your personal needs. The Homes.com.au suburb profile informs you with unique data about Yarra Junction property prices, demographics & market trends to allow you to make informed decisions about your future purchase.
If you are considering packing up and moving to Yarra Junction, keep reading for a brief history lesson to discover the amazing lifestyle and what the suburb has to offer.
Overview Yarra Junction, a suburb in Victoria, Australia, had a recorded population of 2,549 people (2016 census). It is surrounded by the localities of Don Valley, Wesburn, Launching Place, Warburton, Hoddles Creek, and Gladysdale.
Yarra Junction is 66 kilometres from the Melbourne central business district along the Warburton Highway. It is within the local government area of Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Living in Yarra Junction Yarra Junction may be a small suburb, but it has many activities, amenities, and services, including a mix of shops and businesses aimed at attracting Melburnians to make a day trip to the suburb. The Orchid Festival is held annually in October. The Upper Yarra Community Market at the Recreation Reserve is held every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Yarra Junction has the Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School, Upper Yarra Secondary College, Cire Community School, the former Yarra Valley Community School.
History of Yarra Junction Yarra Junction combines the words "Yarra" (entire village) and "Junction," referring to the 36-inch gauge of the Powelltown timber tramway. The Wawurrong and Bunurrong people of the traditional Wurundjeri-Balluk Aboriginal group occupied the area before the arrival of Europeans. The first Europeans to arrive in the area in the 1850s were gold miners.
In the 1880s, the area was broken up into 10-hectare blocks and was called Little Yarra Junction. in 1908; Little Yarra Junction was renamed Yarra Junction. The Yarra Junction Post Office opened in 1901, following the opening in the same year of the Yarra Junction Railway Station.
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