Yeppoon
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Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, situated on the traditional lands of the Darumbal people, who are the Indigenous custodians and Native Title holders of the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast region. The town name "Yeppoon" derives from a Darumbal word yappun, meaning "place where the waters meet". Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside co
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Yeppoon
- Australian place.state
- qld
- Australian place.image
- YeppoonNov062024 01.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Yeppoon beach
- Australian place.local_map
- yes
- Australian place.zoom
- 11
- Australian place.pop
- 7037
- Australian place.postcode
- 4703
- Australian place.area
- 27.6
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10:00
- Australian place.dist1
- 21.2
- Australian place.dir1
- NNW
- Australian place.location1
- Emu Park
- Australian place.dist2
- 40.9
- Australian place.dir2
- NW
- Australian place.location2
- Rockhampton
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Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, situated on the traditional lands of the Darumbal people, who are the Indigenous custodians and Native Title holders of the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast region. The town name "Yeppoon" derives from a Darumbal word yappun, meaning "place where the waters meet". Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and retirees settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is from Yeppoon. In the , the locality of Yeppoon had a population of 7,037 people; this does not include any neighbouring suburbs.
==Geography==
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