Yanakie is the last town before the entrance gates
to the Wilsons Promontory National Park -
positioned on the narrow strip of land which joins
the Wilsons Promontory National Park with the
south coast of Victoria, located south of the major
centre of Foster and on the opposite side of
Shallow Inlet to Sandy Point.
The commercial centre of Yanakie is small,
consisting of a general store, petrol station and
public hall on the road to Wilsons Promontory
near Millar Road. Most of the residents in the area
of Yanakie are either involved in the tourism
industry or in dairying, with large farms of cattle
located in green fields surrounding the town. The
main activity in the surrounding area is intensive
dairy farming, mainly because of its good and
reliable rainfall.