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Angurugu

Community profile

Angurugu is situated halfway down the western coast of Groote Eylandt, on the banks of the Angurugu River. Groote Eylandt is around 650 km east of Darwin and 50 km off the Arnhem Land coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Angurugu h​as a humid tropical climate, and 80 per cent of annual rainfall occurs in the wet season (between December and March).

For more information, see Angurugu.

Angurugu is situated halfway down the western coast of Groote Eylandt, on the banks of the Angurugu River. Groote Eylandt is around 650 km east of Darwin and 50 km off the Arnhem Land coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Angurugu h​as a humid tropical climate, and 80 per cent of annual rainfall occurs in the wet season (between December and March).

For more information, see Angurugu.

Languages

Anindilyakwa

Population

883

97.1% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Angurugu

An Aboriginal woman in dark dress and patterned scarf sits next to a bush and holds three small containers in her hands. In the background is water, a wharf, a tree and buildings.

Bush Medijina reinventing Australian skincare

16 December 2019

Bush Medijina is an award winning social enterprise selling skincare products around Australia.