Tasmania location profile
Yolla TAS 7325
Yolla is a small rural township in Tasmania’s North West, known for fertile dairy and beef farming country and a friendly, close-knit community. It offers quiet country living with essential local services, with broader shopping and healthcare in nearby Wynyard and Burnie.
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Why families consider Yolla
Predominantly farming families and long-term locals, with a practical, outdoors-focused lifestyle. Residents value community clubs, the local school, and easy access to countryside and forests; many commute to Wynyard or Burnie for work and services.
Amenities & services
- Yolla General Store & Post Office
- Yolla Tavern/Hotel
- Fuel/service station
- Wynyard supermarkets and retail (Woolworths/IGA, ~20km)
- North West Regional Hospital, Burnie (~30km)
- Restaurants and cafes in Wynyard and Burnie
- Wynyard Library, Goldie Street, Wynyard
- Burnie Library, Alexander Street, Burnie
Transport & connectivity
- No passenger rail
- Limited school and regional bus services; regular routes from Wynyard/Burnie
- Murchison Highway (A10)
- Mount Hicks Road (B26)
Lifestyle & recreation
- Yolla Recreation Ground (oval, community sport)
- Local halls and community events
- Hellyer Gorge scenic drives and bushwalks (south on A10)
- Wynyard foreshore, beaches and Inglis River tracks
- Burnie Arts & Function Centre (theatre and events)
- Yolla Recreation Ground
- Hellyer Gorge State Reserve
- Dip Range Regional Reserve
- Inglis River Reserve (Wynyard)
Education context
Very limited in Yolla; long day care, family day care and OSHC available in Wynyard, Somerset and Burnie.
- University of Tasmania – Cradle Coast (Burnie)
- University of Tasmania – Newnham Campus (Launceston)