Yangebup is a southern suburb of

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, Western Australia in the

City of Cockburn The City of Cockburn ( ) is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and had a po ...

. It takes its name from the nearby Yangebup Lake.

History

The name Yangebup was first recorded in 1841 and may be derived from the Aboriginal word, ''Yanget'', for the species of native flax or bullrush found around the lake. It was approved as the name for the suburb in 1977.

Geography

The suburb is located from the

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. It is bounded by the freight rail line and North Lake Road to the north, Hammond Road to the east, Beeliar Drive to the south and

Stock Road Stock Road is an arterial road in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The northern terminus is at Page Street in Attadale, near Point Walter on the Swan River. It runs southwards to Canning Highway and then Leach Highway as a r ...

to the west.

Community services

Yangebup Progress Association

The Yangebup Progress Association is the local residents' group in Yangebup; it meets on a monthly basis at the Yangebup Family Centre.

Child health nurse

Yangebup also has a child health nurse clinic located at the Yangebup Family Centre, which offers a range of services for families with babies and young children.

Facilities

Education

Yangebup has two primary schools: Yangebup Primary School and Mater Christi Catholic Primary School.

Recreation

Yangebup Lake and Little Rush Lake, which forms part of the

Beeliar Regional Park Beeliar Regional Park is a conservation park approximately south of the Perth central business district, central business district in Perth, Western Australia, located within the Citys of City of Cockburn, Cockburn, City of Kwinana, Kwinana an ...

are located within the area. There are also several local parks in the area including: * Ronsard Park * Visco Park * Levi Park, which is mainly bushland and enclosed dog exercise area * Pereena Roche Reserve, which includes a long scenic path and a small duck lake, as well as several playgrounds * Milgun Reserve, containing several playgrounds * Nicholson Reserve, which serves as Yangebup Primary School's oval, and is also where the local football teams have their clubrooms

Medical

Yangebup has a medical centre, chemist and dental clinic located at the shopping centre on Swallow Drive. There is also a Child Health Nurse located at the Yangebup Family Centre on Dunraven Drive.

Vet

Yangebup has a vet clinic at the shopping centre on Swallow Drive.

Transport

Bus

* 514

Cockburn Central Station Cockburn Central station ( ) is a bus and railway station on the Transperth network. It is located at the juncture of the Mandurah and Thornlie–Cockburn lines, from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the su ...

to Murdoch Station – serves

North Lake Road North Lake Road is a major road in the southwestern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area functioning as an intermediate arterial collector positioned between the limited-access Stock Road to the west and Kwinana Freeway to the east. North La ...

* 520

to Fremantle Station – serves

* 530

to Fremantle Station – serves

, Osprey Drive, Yangebup Road, Mainsail Terrace, Spinnaker Heights, Birchley Road and

Beeliar Drive Beeliar Drive is a major arterial road in the southwestern part of the Perth Metropolitan Area. It provides an important and unbroken east-west link between Kwinana Freeway and Stock Road providing access to residential developments in Beelia ...

* 531 and 532

to Fremantle Station – serve

References

External links

{{City of Cockburn suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Swan Coastal Plain Suburbs in the City of Cockburn