[5] As a place name it specifically referred to the inundation of the usually-dry plain either side of Dry Creek in South Australia after heavy rain.

For CUB, it provided a modern efficient plant on a large site, ideal for their northern brewing operations.

By 2010, CUB had expanded by the plant to over 20 times its original size, enabling it to produce one quarter of Australia's beer.

[14] This type of urban development is predicted to eventually encompass all the semi-rural land currently separating the Brisbane Metropolitan Area and Gold Coast City.

94.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next-most common languages were 0.6% Dutch, 0.5% Hindi, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Italian and 0.3% German.

90.3% of people only spoke English at home; the next-most common languages were 0.9% Afrikaans, 0.8% Italian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.4% Japanese and 0.3% Maltese.

89.7% of people only spoke English at home; the next-most common languages were 0.7% Maori (New Zealand), 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Hindi, and 0.3% Greek.

[19] In mid 2024, construction was finalised on a 10,000 sqm advanced manufacturing facility for Gilmour Space Technologies, which will serve as the company’s new headquarters.

The facility is on Pearson Road, adjacent to the Yatala Brewery, and situated within the larger Stockland Distribution Centre South.

[24] The Gold Coast City Council operates a mobile library which regularly visits the nearby suburb of Ormeau.

[27] There are a number of parks in the area: Yatala is linked to both Beenleigh and Ormeau railway stations by bus routes 728 and 729, operated by Kinetic Group.