Yelta, 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 Yelta, in the Mildura Rural City local government area.
| Locality | Yelta |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Mildura Rural City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.12377 |
| Longitude | 141.98957 |
| Population | 320 |
| Density | 20.0 /km² |
| Area | 16.0 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 3505 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 490 km northwest |
Yelta is a locality in the Mildura Rural City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 320. The locality covers an area of 16.0 km², giving a population density of about 20.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 490 km northwest of Melbourne. Yelta is located at 34.1238°S, 141.9896°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3505. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Yelta lies under a vast, ochre-tinged sky, where the earth drinks sparingly of the infrequent rain. It lies 16.6 km north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 306°T), and is situated 6.8 km north-west of Merbein. The land stretches out in broad, flat plains, punctuated by the stoic shapes of hardy saltbush and the occasional, resilient mulga scrub that clings to the parched ground. The air here carries a dry warmth, a constant hum of unseen insects and the distant, almost melancholic cry of a lone bird. Sunlight, when it breaks through the haze, has a peculiar quality, bleaching the colours from the landscape and etching sharp, dark shadows that shift with the slow passage of the day. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind across the sparse vegetation, a sound that feels as ancient as the land itself.
The history of Yelta is etched in the very practicality of its existence, born from a time when hardy souls sought sustenance and opportunity in this unforgiving terrain. The local economy, once perhaps more robust, now relies on a quiet resilience, a continuation of the agricultural traditions that first drew people to this place. There are whispers of past endeavours, of hopes pinned on the soil and the promise of a better yield, and the land still bears the marks of those efforts – the faint traces of old tracks, the skeletal remains of forgotten structures. For the traveller, Yelta offers a stark beauty, a place where the sheer scale of the landscape commands a quiet respect, and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants is as palpable as the dry, warm air.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Yelta, 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 Yelta, in the Mildura Rural City local government area.
Detailed location data for Yelta includes the postcode (3505), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Mildura Rural City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Yelta 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. |