Yalyalup, Western Australia
| Yalyalup Busselton,Western Australia | |
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  Yalyalup | |
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| Coordinates | 33°40′S115°24′E/ 33.667°S 115.400°E |
| Population | 2,950 (SAL2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6280 |
| Area | 32.2 km2(12.4 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AWST(UTC+8) |
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) fromBusselton |
| LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
| State electorate(s) | Vasse |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Yalyalupis a suburb of the Western Australian city ofBusselton.At the2021 census,it had a population of 2,950.
The word "Yalyalup" means "place of many holes" in the localNoongardialect, being areduplicationof "yal", theWardandiword for "large hole", plus the-upsuffix, meaning "place of".[2]After European settlement the area began to be used for timber-milling; the local mill was reworked using state-of-the-art technology in 1963 and finally closed in 1979.[3]The area has also been used for farming, with the Mullgarnup Aboriginal Mission operating on a farm site for about ten years from 1887, and a state school being open from 1910 to 1921.[3][4][5]
The first major estate in the suburb, built bySatterleyproperty Group, was established in 2008.[6][7]The suburb also containsGeorgiana Molloy Anglican School,[8]Busselton Margaret River Airport,[9]and Busselton Cemetery.[10]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Yalyalup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Verass, Sophie (10 August 2016)."Indigenous meanings of Australian town names".NITV.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^ab"Yalyalup".Municipal Heritage Inventory(pdf).City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 455–462.Retrieved20 October2022.
- ^"Potato growing".The South-Western News.19 November 1920. p. 3.Retrieved7 September2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"WA Schools Gazetteer"(PDF).Geoproject Solutions. 10 December 2018.Retrieved1 September2019.
- ^"A French flavour arrives in Busselton".Government of Western Australia. 30 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2022.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Provence Estate".Satterley.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"School History".Georgiana Molloy Anglican School.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Contact".City of Busselton.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Cemeteries".City of Busselton.Retrieved7 September2019.
