Yaapeet

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Yaapeet
Town
Yaapeet is located in Shire of Yarriambiack
Yaapeet
Yaapeet
Coordinates: 35°46′0″S 142°3′0″E / 35.76667°S 142.05000°E / -35.76667; 142.05000
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total75 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode
3424

Yaapeet is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area, 417 kilometres (259 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

Facilities in the town include a primary school and a recreation reserve.[2] Wyperfeld National Park and Lake Albacutya are nearby landmarks.[3] It is the terminus for the reopened Yaapeet railway line.

In the 2016 census the population of Yaapeet was 84.[4] It had reduced to 75 in the 2021 census.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yaapeet (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Community Directory - Yaapeet". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tourism: Yaapeet". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yaapeet (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 September 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ↑ "2021 Yaapeet, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2025.