| Type: | suburb |
| Yerriyong | |
| State: | nsw |
| Coordinates: | -34.9933°N 150.4847°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
| Lga: | City of Shoalhaven |
| County: | St Vincent |
| Parish: | Yerriyong |
| Region: | South Coast |
| Postcode: | 2540 |
| Pop: | 25 |
| Elevation: | 240 |
| Stategov: | Kiama |
| Fedgov: | Gilmore |
| Dist1: | 187 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Location1: | Sydney |
| Dist2: | 17 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Nowra |
| Dist3: | 126 |
| Dir3: | ESE |
| Location3: | Goulburn |
| Near-N: | Barringella |
| Near-Ne: | Parma |
| Near-E: | Falls Creek |
| Near-Se: | Tomerong |
| Near-S: | Jerrawangala |
| Near-Sw: | Boolijah |
| Near-W: | Yalwal |
| Near-Nw: | Barringella |
Yerriyong is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[1] It lies about 17 km to the southwest of Nowra on the road to Nerriga and Canberra. It is largely made up of eucalyptus forest. At the, it had a population of 25.
The name is believed to be of Aboriginal origin, as in Tharawal "Yerri" means "tooth" and "ong" is a common place name ending, so it is considered to relate to an initiation ceremony.
Yerriyong had a state school from 1885 to 1948. This was described as a "provisional school" (October 1882–April 1883), "public school" (1883–1895), or "half-time school" (June–September 1895).[2] It was replaced by Yerriyong Vale, which was a "half-time school" (June–September 1895, 1906–1908 and 1914–1916) or a "provisional school" (1895–1906 and 1909–1913).[3]