Yahl is a Hamlet (small township) that is approx 7kms south east from Mount Gambier The area around present day Yahl were inhabited by the local Bungandidj people. Yahl is the aboriginal word for "waters, much water". The following have been listed as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register – the Former Oast House and Attached Stone Building and the German style cottage. Yahl is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.