Yarra Junction
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Yarra Junction Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,875 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3797 | ||||||||||||
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Yarra Junction is a town in Victoria, Australia, 55 km (34 mi) east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Junction recorded a population of 2,875 at the 2021 census.
The township sits at the old junction of timber tramways and main rail line not the Yarra and Little Yarra Rivers as implied by its name (this is a common misunderstanding). Yarra Junction is a small town with many activities, services and amenities including Cunningham's Irish Inn and an RSL. Yarra Junction is said to be the functional hub of the Upper Yarra Valley.