The village is located on the east bank of the Wilsons River and a nearby hill.
It is also situated on Wyrallah Road generally midway between Lismore and Woodburn.
This route is often used as a shortcut for people travelling on the Pacific Highway between Woodburn and Bangalow.
Wyrallah in 1865 was the first location in the Richmond River valley to have a significant permanent sawmill.
A large proportion of the timber for which was sourced from the nearby Big Scrub rainforest.