Yalyalup is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,950.

Yalyalup Busselton, Western Australia
Yalyalup
Coordinates	33°40′S 115°24′E
Population	2,950 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6280
Time zone	AWST (UTC+8)
Location	5 km (3 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s)	City of Busselton
State electorate(s)	Vasse
Federal division(s)	Forrest

The word "Yalyalup" means "place of many holes" in the local Noongar dialect, being a reduplication of "yal", the Wardandi word for "large hole", plus the -up suffix, meaning "place of".[2] After European settlement the area began to be used for timber-milling; the local mill was reworked using state-of-the-art technology in 1963 and finally closed in 1979.[3] The area has also been used for farming, with the Mullgarnup Aboriginal Mission operating on a farm site for about ten years from 1887, and a state school being open from 1910 to 1921.[3][4][5]

There are two major estates in the suburb: Provence Estate, built by Satterley property Group and established in 2008,[6][7] and Via Vasse Private Estate by DJ MacCormick Property Group.[8] The suburb also contains Georgiana Molloy Anglican School,[9] Busselton Margaret River Airport,[10] and Busselton Cemetery.[11]

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