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Gununa

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Gununa is a community situated on the south-west of Mornington Island, the largest in the Wellesley Islands group in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

For more information, see North Queensland Regional Office.

Gununa is a community situated on the south-west of Mornington Island, the largest in the Wellesley Islands group in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

For more information, see North Queensland Regional Office.

Population

10,310

80.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Gununa

An Indigenous man in hat and pale shirt holds a spear over his shoulder. In the background is water and foliage.

Gununa, Mornington Island - This Place

10 July 2020

Johnny Williams and Karen Chong are traditional owners from Gununa, Mornington Island.