| Type: | suburb |
| Yalyalup | |
| City: | Busselton |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | City of Busselton |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Postcode: | 6280 |
| Timezone: | AWST |
| Utc: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | -33.6667°N 139°W |
| Stategov: | Vasse |
| Fedgov: | Forrest |
| Dist1: | 5 |
| Location1: | Busselton |
Yalyalup is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,950. 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".[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] [3] [4]
The first major estate in the suburb, built by Satterley property Group, was established in 2008.[5] [6] The suburb also contains Georgiana Molloy Anglican School,[7] Busselton Margaret River Airport,[8] and Busselton Cemetery.[9]