Yanakie, Victoria

Yanakie
Victoria
Yanakie is located in South Gippsland Shire
Yanakie
Yanakie
Coordinates38°49′47″S 146°14′17″E / 38.82972°S 146.23806°E / -38.82972; 146.23806
Population251 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3960
LGA(s)South Gippsland Shire
CountyBuln Buln
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)Monash

Yanakie is a small, coastal township and district on the Yanakie Isthmus in South Gippsland, in the state of Victoria, south-eastern Australia.

Yanakie is a Koori name from the Gunai language interpreted as meaning "between waters".[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yanakie". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of an Ancient Land - Wilsons Promontory". Aussie map. Clarke-Ruff. Retrieved 4 August 2017.