Yokine is a

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, Western Australia. Its

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is the

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. The area is also home to a number of key

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organisations, such as Carmel School, a

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and JHub Maccabi Community Centre, a Jewish Community Centre. It is also situated close to Perth Hebrew Congregation in neighbouring

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History

The name Yokine was derived from a

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word meaning "

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" (which early settlers referred to as the "native dog"). The name was chosen because the area is close to Dog Swamp. Its

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is 6060. Yokine was part of the grant originally allocated to T. R. C. Walters in 1840. Western Australian Golf Limited owned Yokine from at least 1927 and subdivided a small portion of land near the golf course. Before World War II the only house in Yokine was at the eastern end of Royal Street. Yokine experienced a housing boom after the war and much of the area near the golf course was developed by the early 1950s. The southern area grew rapidly in the 1960s and by the late 1970s Yokine was almost completely developed.

Facilities

Yokine is home to the Western Australian Golf Club, Yokine Bowling Club, Coolbinia-West Perth Cricket Club, Maccabi Soccer Club, Dianella Soccer Club, Coolbinia Amateur Football Club and the Coolbinia Bombers Junior Football Club. The Dianella Soccer Club, bowling, cricket and football clubs are located at Yokine Regional Open Space, a very large open space at the suburb's southern border, comprising four large grassed areas and two children's playgrounds. Pathways surrounding the reserve are used by walkers and runners, including a regular

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group.

Education

Yokine Primary School was opened in 1959 on Woodrow Avenue in the centre of Yokine. Carmel School, a

Jewish day school A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide children of Jews, Jewish parents with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full-time basis. The term "day school" is used to differentiat ...

, operates both a primary and senior high school adjacent to the Yokine Primary School. Its primary school opened in Yokine in 1962, with the high school commencing in the 1970s.

JHub Maccabi Community Centre

JHub Maccabi Community Centre was first established on its present site on Woodrow Avenue in 1952. It serves as Jewish Community Centre to Perth and Western Australia's Jewish communities.Perth Jewish Community Centre redevelopment to include Holocaust education centre
Perth Now. 9 September 2021

Shopping

Dog Swamp Shopping Centre Dog Swamp Shopping Centre is a major

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, located in Yokine. The shopping centre was first opened in 1967. Prior to being taken over by the Westpac Diversified Property Trust, the centre was owned by the Foodland Associated Limited Property Trust. Flinders Square Shopping Centre Flinders Square Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Yokine, adjacent to Dog Swamp Shopping Centre. It was owned by

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, and was sold to Colliers International in 2018.

Transport

The suburb is served by a number of

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bus routes operated by

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and

Path Transit Path Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer. History On 29 September 1996, Path Transit commenced operating services in the ...

. The 354, 370 (limited stop) and 970 (Mirrabooka-Yokine and Mirrabooka-Perth) covers Flinders Street, while the 384 (Mirrabooka-Perth), 385/386 (Marangaroo-Perth), 387 and 388 (Warwick-Perth) and the 389 (Wanneroo-Perth) cover

Wanneroo Road Wanneroo Road is a arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner ...

,385, 386, 387, 388, 389 Timetable
and route 19 covers the inner part of Yokine via Blythe Avenue.

References

External links

2001 Census Information

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