The term "Yuin" is commonly used by South Coast Aboriginal people to describe themselves, although in a 2016 New South Wales native title application for land overlapping Yuin country, "South Coast people" is used.
The term "Yuin" is commonly used by South Coast Aboriginal people as an identifier for their identity. However, in a 2016 native title claim involving land within Yuin country, the expression "South Coast people" was utilized rather than "Yuin."