Yanakie, Victoria
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Yanakie | |
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  Yanakie | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′47″S 146°14′17″E / 38.82972°S 146.23806°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 283 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 3960 |
| County | Buln Buln |
| Mean max temp | 18.9 °C (66.0 °F)[1] |
| Mean min temp | 10.2 °C (50.4 °F)[1] |
| Annual rainfall | 763.9 mm (30.07 in)[1] |
Yanakie is a small, coastal township and district on the Yanakie Isthmus in South Gippsland, in the state of Victoria, south-eastern Australia. Yanakie lies between Corner Inlet on the eastern side of the isthmus and Shallow Inlet on the western side. It is on Meeniyan-Promontory Road. At the 2021 census, Yanakie had a population of 283.
Yanakie is a Koori name from the Gunai language interpreted as meaning "between waters".[3]
The area was one of the last to be settled in rural Victoria.[citation needed]
Just south of the township, one can see the Yanakie drain, which was built to drain water from a large swamp prior to settlement and runs from near the national park boundary to empty into Shallow Inlet.[citation needed]
The Post Office opened on 5 December 1892 and closed in 1952.[4]
