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Yerra is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Yerra had a population of 110 people.




Geography


Yerra railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Gayndah railway line (25.6075°S 152.5364°E / -25.6075; 152.5364 (Yerra railway station)).




History


Yerra State School opened on 11 November 1912. The school was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site donated by W. Day within a "few hundred yards" of the railway station. The first teacher was Miss McWatters. It closed on 13 December 1974.
Myrtle Creek State School opened in 1918. The school building from Thinoomba was relocated to Myrtle Creek, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Yerra. Miss Gibson was the first teacher at the school and commenced her duties on 11 May 1918. The school closed in 1929. In August 1932, the school building and playshed for offered for sale and removal, but in December 1932, the school buildings were relocated to Pioneer's Rest State School in Pioneers Rest.




Demographics


In the 2016 census, Yerra had a population of 102 people.
In the 2021 census, Yerra had a population of 110 people.




Education


There are no schools in Yerra. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring Mungar to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.




References






Further reading


Mathis, Pam J. (1988). A history of Mungar. P. J. Mathis. Includes Yerra & Pilerwa, Yengarie, Antigua, Pioneers Rest — via State Library of Queensland

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