Yambuk

Yambuk
Victoria
Yambuk Hotel
Yambuk is located in Shire of Moyne
Yambuk
Yambuk
Coordinates38°18′0″S 142°03′0″E / 38.30000°S 142.05000°E / -38.30000; 142.05000
Population267 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3285
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne

Yambuk /ˈjæmbʌk/ is a small town in Victoria, Australia. The Yambuk township was established in the 1850s, and the Post Office opened on 1 March 1859.[2] Yambuk is sited where the Princes Highway crosses the Shaw River. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 540.[3] The 2016 census recorded a population of 267.[1]

The name Yambuk is an word from the language of the local indigenous inhabitants, thought to mean "red kangaroo", "full moon" or "big water".[4][5]

Shell middens in the limestone cliffs to the east of the town indicate that Aboriginal people had lived in the area for at least 2300 years.[6]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yambuk (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yambuk (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Yambuk". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Yambuk - Port Fairy". www.portfairyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Yambuk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2018.