Yalpara is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 265 kilometres (165 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Orroroo.

This name is based on the Hundred of Yalpara, a cadastral division which has similar boundaries to the locality.

The locality includes the site of the now-ceased Government Town of Brassey which was surveyed in June 1879 and "declared ceased to exist" on 24 February 1927.

[9][3] The origin of the name Brassey is not known, Geoffrey Manning, the South Australian historian, suggests that "it was the name of an associate of Governor Jervois, the most likely candidate being Thomas Brassey (1805-1870), a railway contractor and an associate of Robert Stephenson.

"[10] The Hundred of Yalpara, which also contains a portion of the locality of Minburra was named after an unknown Aboriginal word.