Yoganup, Western Australia

Yoganup
Suburb
Coordinates: 33°44′S115°38′E / 33.74°S 115.64°E / -33.74; 115.64
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	City of Busselton
Location	229 km (142 mi) from Perth 24 km (15 mi) from Busselton
Government
•  State electorate	Vasse
•  Federal division	Forrest
Area
• Total	383.8 km2 (148.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	15 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6275

Yoganup is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia. It is the largest locality in the City of Busselton but has the second-lowest population, being almost completely forested. Whicher National Park is almost completely located within Yoganup and the small town of Jarrahwood is completely surrounded by the locality, but not part of it. The Vasse Highway passes through the south-west of Yoganup. ^{[2] [3]}

The City of Busselton and the locality of Yoganup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Yoganup was the location of the first railway in Western Australia, the Ballaarat tramline, a private timber railway constructed in 1871. ^[7] The name of the area was previously spelt "Yokanup". ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yoganup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
4. "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
5. "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
6. "City of Busselton: Home". www.busselton.wa.gov.au. City of Busselton . Retrieved 17 September 2023. The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...
7. "Ballarat Tramline". www.monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
8. "Ballarat Tramline Plaque and Wheel (Locomotive)". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2023.