Yanchep

Yanchep
PerthWestern Australia
Sunset over Loch McNess in Yanchep National Park
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Coordinates31°33′00″S 115°38′02″E / 31.55°S 115.634°E / -31.55; 115.634
Population11,022 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1970
Postcode(s)6035
Area221.4 km2 (85.5 sq mi)
Location56 km (35 mi) N of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)Butler
Federal division(s)Pearce
Suburbs around Yanchep:
Two Rocks
Indian Ocean Yanchep Pinjar
Eglinton Carabooda

Yanchep is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of the Perth CBD. It is a part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. Originally a small crayfishing settlement, it was developed by entrepreneur Alan Bond in the 1970s and 80s for the 1987 America's Cup. The area covers the urban centre of Yanchep as well as Yanchep National Park in its entirety.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanchep (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata

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