[10] Yunta township was established in 1887 after the discovery of gold at the nearby diggings at Teetulpa and Waukaringa, when more than 5,000 miners made their way through here.

The natural gas fields at Gidgealpa and Moomba have resulted in improved access roads to South Australia's arid north-east region.

[12] Village facilities include a hotel offering meals and accommodation, two roadhouses (one with caravan sites), two fuel stations, post office, Rural Transaction Centre offering internet access, police station, air strip and a primary school.

Opposite the hotel there is a rest area with public toilets which can be used for free (donation) overnight stays.

[14] Yunta is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.