Yatala is a suburb situated in the Northernmost section of the City of Gold Coast. Yatala is surrounded by the suburbs of Stapylton, Windaroo, and Beenleigh, and is located near the Albert River which is positioned at the Northern end of the suburb of Yatala.

The name Yatala is derived from the origins of a South Australian person that had named a location by the Albert River after Yatala Harbour near Port Augusta, South Australia. The word is presumed to have been originally formed on the Kaurna, an indigenous Australian word of Yertalla meaning – water running by the side of a river.

Yatala has a population of around 1,346 according to the 2011 census. Its distance from the Brisbane CBD is roughly 39km or 24mi. Along the Pacific Motorway, it takes motorists roughly 41 minutes to travel from the Brisbane CBD to the Yatala exit.

Yatala is also home to numerous iconic Queensland sites including the Yatala Pie Shop and the Yatala Drive-In theatre.

Yatala is shaping up to be quite an industrial suburb with many large businesses deciding to house their logistic warehouses in Yatala thanks to its convenient location off the main arterial of the Pacific Motorway.

Being near the Albert River, and naturally situated in lower lands compared to the other suburbs in Gold Coast, Yatala is somewhat a catch basin for water which makes the growth trees easier than those suburbs nearer to the beaches. This freshwater plus basin feature Yatala naturally has makes the suburb a good place to have trees around. In Yatala, there are trees along roads, on commercial and residential properties.

For tree-related services, Yatala is serviced by Tree Essence. Tree Essence offers various tree-related services for commercial and residential properties that include tree pruning, tree lopping, tree removal, or any arborist services. Tree Essence also services all the other Gold Coast suburbs, just give them a call now to know more.