Yelta, Victoria

Yelta is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It was for a short time in the 1870s and 1880s the Victorian administrative centre of what is now Sunraysia and the Millewa. This role was then taken over by Mildura. At the 2011 census, Yelta and the surrounding area had a population of 281.

Yelta
Victoria
Entry sign
Yelta
Coordinates34°07′S 141°59′E
Population325 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)3505
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee
Localities around Yelta:
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
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Wargan Merbein West Merbein

It is notable for containing the terminus of the Melbourne-Mildura railway line.

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