Yanchep

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Yanchep
Yanchep Lagoon Beach.jpg
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia
Founded : 1970
Coordinates : 31 ° 33 ′  S , 115 ° 38 ′  E Coordinates: 31 ° 33 ′  S , 115 ° 38 ′  E
Residents : 8,859 (2016)
Postal code : 6035
Yanchep (Western Australia)
Yanchep
Yanchep

Yanchep is a coastal suburb of Perth in Western Australia , 35 miles north of the metropolis' central business district. It is part of the local government area of Wanneroo City . Originally a small lobster fishing settlement, the expansion of the place was planned in the 1970s by businessman Alan Bond for the America's Cup in 1977.

In addition to the settlement area, Yanchep also includes the Yanchep National Park .

geography

Yanchep is located on the Indian Ocean . In the northwest, the place borders on Two Rocks and in the south on the rural villages of Eglinton, Carabooda and Pinjarra . The rural Shires Gingin and Chittering join to the north and east.

The area of ​​Yanchep covers 220 square kilometers and covers the entire northern and northeastern part of Wanneroo City. However, the settlement area is almost exclusively concentrated in a small area around Yanchep Beach Road near the coast.

history

The name Yanchep originally comes from the language of the Aborigines and is derived from the word "Yanget", which means an indigenous flax or rush . The name was first mentioned in September 1866 by the surveyor R. Quinn for Lake Yanchep.

The lands around Yanchep were originally used as a sheep farm until Alan Bond acquired around 8,100 hectares of land in 1970. The Bond group presented plans for "Yanchep Sun City", a satellite city with more than 200,000 inhabitants. The first homes in the area were built in 1972, and two years later the Two Rocks marina was built as part of the same project. However, sales of apartments in this area had already declined in 1974. In 1977 the project was acquired by the Tokyu group after the bond group got into financial difficulties.

Web links

Commons : Yanchep, Western Australia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Yanchep (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Perth suburb names , accessed June 22, 2018
  3. ^ Yanchep, WA , accessed June 22, 2018
  4. ↑ Capricorn Yanchep. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .