Yatala Vale is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.
History
Yatala is an Aboriginal word from the Kaurna people which means "water running by the side of a river", and is used to refer to the entire lands north of the River Torrens from Port Adelaide to Tea Tree Gully, but has been used by white settlers as far back as 1836. See: Hundred of Yatala
Yatala Vale Receiving Office (a limited post office) opened on 2 October 1911 and closed in late 1912.
Yatala Vale was and is used for agriculture and viticulture.
Geography
The southern boundary of Yatala Vale is defined by Yatala Vale Road, with the rest of the suburb filling an uneven area bounded by the Golden Grove sand quarries to the west, the Little Para Reservoir to the north and the Little Para River to the east.
Facilities
There is an industrial area on Yatala Vale Road.
Transport
The 542 bus routes services Yatala Vale Road, which is operated by Adelaide Metro. The remainder is not serviced.