[1] Yarraville is bordered on the east by the junction of the Maribyrnong and the Yarra Rivers, and its southern boundary is the West Gate Freeway.

A large party to announce the subdivision was thrown, however the railway line operators declined to build a station at Yarraville.

[4] During the decade of 1870, a railway stop and post office were opened, Methodists established the area's first church, and a new primary school commenced operating.

By 1880, Yarraville was developing into a hub for factories due to the ease of movement of goods via the nearby rail and Yarra River.

Yarraville is situated on basaltic land, and bluestone was extracted for ballast for boats on the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay.

Commencing in the 1990s, the demographics of Yarraville started to change, resulting in what is now described as a "gentrified, trendy and hip area".

Anderson and Ballarat Streets, in the heart of the Yarraville Village, are lined with refurbished 19th century buildings and dotted with neighbourhood cafés, restaurants and boutique shops.

Yarraville also houses the Victorian International Buddhist College and Greek Orthodox Language school.

There is also the Yarraville Community Centre which provides a range of resources, classes, activities and services for all ages and abilities.

Since 2016 the annual Albanian Australian Community Festival has been held at Yarraville Gardens after relocating from Footscray park in 2015.

[16] In March 2023, several pollution reports were received by EPA Victoria for the former Bradmill site on Francis Street, Yarraville.

The Winslow Group was preparing the site for future development and did some earthmoving activities which produced dust pollution and tracking dirt onto Francis Street.