Yarrabah, Queensland
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Town of Yarrabah, 2020 | |||||||||||||
Yarrabah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 16°54′27″S 145°52′03″E / 16.9076°S 145.8674°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 156.0 km2 (60.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,505 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.058/km2 (41.589/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Yarrabah (traditionally Jarrabah in the Gunggandji language spoken by the indigenous Gunggandji people) is a coastal town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah, Queensland, Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yarrabah had a population of 2,505 people.
The town is home to a creole language known as Yarrabah Creole though it is still considered a dialect of English.