Yanakie, Victoria

Yanakie
Victoria
Yanakie
Coordinates38°49′47″S 146°14′17″E / 38.82972°S 146.23806°E / -38.82972; 146.23806
Population283 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)3960
LGA(s)South Gippsland Shire
CountyBuln Buln
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)Monash

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".

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