Yallourn, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Yallourn, in the Latrobe City local government area.
| Locality | Yallourn |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Latrobe City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.19287 |
| Longitude | 146.34216 |
| Population | 142 |
| Density | 5.2 /km² |
| Area | 27.5 km² |
| Elevation | 156 m |
| Postcode | 3825 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 128 km east-southeast |
Yallourn is a locality in the Latrobe City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 142. The locality covers an area of 27.5 km², giving a population density of about 5.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 156 m above sea level. It lies approximately 128 km east-southeast of Melbourne. Yallourn is located at 38.1929°S, 146.3422°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3825. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Yallourn rests on the rolling plains of Gippsland, a landscape shaped by the gentle slopes and broad horizons that characterise this part of Victoria. It lies 15.6 km west of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 274°T), and is situated 7.3 km north-west of Morwell. The air here, especially in the late afternoon as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a particular softness, a pale gold light that seems to cling to the grasses and the distant gum trees. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet persistence, a sense of land that has been worked and lived upon, yet retains a fundamental, unassuming beauty. The sky often stretches vast and pale blue, a canvas for the occasional puff of cloud that drifts lazily across the expanse, mirroring the unhurried pace of life in Yallourn.
The story of Yallourn is intrinsically linked to the earth beneath its feet, a history etched not in stone, but in the very seams of the land. This was a place born of industrial ambition, a significant centre for the extraction of brown coal, the black gold that powered much of Victoria’s development. The legacy of that mining past is still present, a reminder of the immense effort and enterprise that once defined Yallourn. While the open-cut mines have largely ceased their voracious consumption of the landscape, the memory of their scale and impact colours the local character. The economy, once so heavily reliant on the coalfields, has diversified, with agriculture and a growing awareness of the region’s natural attractions now contributing to the local fabric. The nearby waterways, feeding into the larger Latrobe River system, offer pockets of cool, green respite, a gentle counterpoint to the industrial history that shaped Yallourn.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Yallourn, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Yallourn, in the Latrobe City local government area.
Detailed location data for Yallourn includes the postcode (3825), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Latrobe City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Yallourn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |