the 1970s changes to the way the Princes Highway was routed allowed further road access to the area which were completed in 1975. A final request for a Railway station was rejected by council in 1979. In 1983 Sutherland council allocated funds to build a new hall under the name of Yarrawarrah Community Hall. The North Engadine Scout Hall remained and is still adjacent to it. The new hall was opened in 1984. Through the 1990s the local community amenities continued to be developed with the local shopping village growing to provide for the growing demand of local residents. Population At the , there were 2,775 people in Yarrawarrah. 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.5%. 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.6%, Catholic 27.8% and Anglican 19.8%. Locale Yarrawarrah borders the Royal National Park and contains many pockets of bushland. It is a hilly suburb stretching to the valley of Engadine, with several fire trail heads (Turrella, Fairy Creek). Yarrawarrah contains many streets named after places in Western Australia and South Australia, including Nullabor Place, Gibson Street, Wittenoom Place, Roebourne Street, Carnarvon Street and Exmouth Place, along with Aboriginal themes (animals, plants) and War themes (Victoria's Cross recipients, notable local veterans). Local Amenities Yarrawarrah has a small shopping village with a landmark windmill, containing a medical practice, pharmacy hair salon, Italian and Chinese restaurants, and a convenience store. The windmill itself has gained popularity in November 2009, boasting its own Facebook page and acting as a community forum. The Yarrawarrah Community Hall is also across the road from the shopping village with a main hall (90 standing, 70 seated) and meeting room (15 standing, 10 seated) available for hire, with adjacent North Engadine Scout Hall. Yarrawarrah Public School was established in 1968 is located behind the shopping village on Old Bush Road. The school has twelve classes. There are two Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) classes, four Stage 1 classes (Year 1 and 2), three Stage 2 classes (Year 3 and 4), one Stage 2/3 class (Year 4 and 5) and two Stage 3 classes (Year 5 and 6). Yarrawarrah has two sporting ovals: Old Bush Road Oval on Old Bush Road (home to the Engadine Lions Rugby Union Club and National Touch Rugby Australia games) Yarrawarrah Reserve