Yerrinbool, New South Wales

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Yerrinbool is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of 973^[1] and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about 15km drive from nearby Mittagong. It is 6-8 km by foot to Hill Top via a rough trail. It was previously officially known as Town of Yerrinbool.

It has CityRail railway services with the Yerrinbool Railway Station and the small Yerrinbool General Store is located opposite. Community facilities include a community hall, fire station and an Anzac memorial nearby.

It contains a Bahá'í School which is a retreat for practitioners of the Bahá'í religion.

Yerrinbool can also be distinguished by the Tennessee Orchard Sign which has a large round red apple on it. The bright sign can be seen when travelling past the village on the Hume Highway.

The name Yerrinbool is an Aboriginal word for the Wood Duck^[2] — a species which is quite common around the ponds in Yerrinbool.

• Yerrinbool, New South Wales is at coordinates 34°22′00″S 150°33′00″E / -34.3667, 150.5500 (Yerrinbool, New South Wales)Coordinates: 34°22′00″S 150°33′00″E / -34.3667, 150.5500 (Yerrinbool, New South Wales)

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