| Yakamia Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Yakamia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°00′14″S 117°52′41″E / 35.004°S 117.878°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,025 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) NE of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Yakamia is an inner suburb of Albany. The suburb was created in the 1970s, and was gazetted in 1979.[2] The name is believed to be a Noongar word meaning "sister to a small creek".
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yakamia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Naming of Localities - Town of Albany (per 3773/57 V4)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 June 1979. p. 1979:1501.
