Yanchep
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Yanchep is a coastal suburb north of Perth, Western Australia, 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 and a large area of the Gnangara-Moore River State Forest.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- suburb
- Australian place.name
- Yanchep
- Australian place.state
- wa
- Australian place.image
- Yanchep sunset.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Sunset over Loch McNess in Yanchep National Park
- Australian place.lga
- City of Wanneroo
- Australian place.map_type
- nomap
- Australian place.local_map
- yes
- Australian place.zoom
- 10
- Australian place.postcode
- 6035
- Australian place.est
- 1970
- Australian place.area
- 221.4
- Australian place.stategov
- Butler
- Australian place.fedgov
- Pearce
- Australian place.near n
- Two Rocks
- Australian place.near w
- Indian Ocean
- Australian place.near e
- Pinjar
- Australian place.near s
- Eglinton
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11022
- Area
- 221.4
- Elevation
- 15
- Image
- Yanchep Lagoon Beach.jpg
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- Commons category
- Yanchep, Western Australia
- postal code
- 6035
- male population
- 4364
- female population
- 4501
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Yanchep is a coastal suburb north of Perth, Western Australia, 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 and a large area of the Gnangara-Moore River State Forest.
==Geography== Yanchep is bounded to the north-west by Two Rocks and to the south by the rural localities of Eglinton, Carabooda and Pinjar. The non-metropolitan Shires of Gingin and Chittering surround Yanchep's northern and eastern boundaries. West of Yanchep is the Indian Ocean.
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