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Yatala Vale, South Australia

Yatala Vale
AdelaideSouth Australia
Postcode(s) 5126
Location 9 km (6 mi) from Modbury
LGA(s) City of Tea Tree Gully
State electorate(s) Little Para
Federal Division(s) Makin
Suburbs around Yatala Vale:
Gould Creek
Golden Grove Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Fairview Park

Yatala Vale 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.

The name Yatala was used by settlers for an large area north of the River Torrens stretching from the coast at Port Adelaide to Tea Tree Gully. The word is presumed to refer to the flooded state of the plain either side of Dry Creek, which starts near Yatala Vale, after heavy rain

Yatala Vale Receiving Office (a limited post office) opened on 2 October 1911 and closed in late 1912.

Yatala Vale was and is used for agriculture and viticulture.

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.

There is an industrial area on Yatala Vale Road.

The 542 bus routes services Yatala Vale Road, which is operated by Adelaide Metro. The remainder is not serviced.

Coordinates: 34°46′55″S 138°44′35″E / 34.782°S 138.743°E / -34.782; 138.743


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