Demographics

Yelarbon is approximately 441.84 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Yelarbon was 364. The population is 51% male and 49% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Yelarbon are $800 to $999. The most common weekly income bracket is $400 to $499 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $0 to $74.

Description

Yelarbon is a small town in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River, near the New South Wales border. Yelarbon sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. At the 2006 census, Yelarbon had a population of 448 Yelarbon was the first place in Queensland to grow tobacco commercially. Nowadays, cattle and sheep are raised, and cereal crops are grown. A major employer in Yelarbon is the A. E. Girle and Sons sawmill.