Yatala, Queensland
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Yatala Gold Coast City, Queensland |
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The Big Pie sign, 2008
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| Population | 1,346 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4207 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 39 km (24 mi) south of Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Waterford, Albert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||
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Yatala is a suburb in the outer northern area of City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Surrounding suburbs of Yatala include Beenleigh, Windaroo, and Stapylton. Yatala and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Albert River, which is at the northern end of the suburb.
A property on the Albert River was acquired by a South Australian who named the property after Yatala Harbor near Port Augusta, South Australia. The word is presumed to be from the Kaurna Aboriginal word 'yertalla', meaning water running by the side of a river. As a place name it specifically referred to the inundation of the usually-dry plain either side of Dry Creek in South Australia after heavy rain.
Since 2006 development has been rapidly occurring within the suburb, with over 300 businesses now established within its boundaries. This type of urban development is predicted to eventually encompass all the semi-rural land currently separating the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City. Currently, there is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of this land remaining between the two cities.
In 1988, Bernie Powers operating as Power's Brewery opened a new brewery in Yatala on a site bounded by Cuthbert Drive (and the Pacific Motorway) to the east, Darlington Drive to the north and Pearson Road to the west (27°45′18″N 153°14′05″E / 27.75493°N 153.23486°E). Powers entered a joint venture with Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) in 1992 and then sold completely to them in 1993. For CUB, it provided a modern efficient plant on a large site, ideal for their northern brewing operations. By 2010, CUB had expanded by the plant to over 20 times its original size, enabling it to produce one quarter of Australia's beer.
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