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Jigalong

Community profile

Jigalong is a community in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, around 1250 kilometres northeast of Perth and 520 kilometres southeast of Port Hedland on the western edge of the Little Sandy Desert.

For more information, see Greater Western Australia Regional Office.

Jigalong is a community in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, around 1250 kilometres northeast of Perth and 520 kilometres southeast of Port Hedland on the western edge of the Little Sandy Desert.

For more information, see Greater Western Australia Regional Office.

Traditional owners

Martu (represented by Western Desert Lands AC)

Languages

Martuwangka

Population

289

93.3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Jigalong

Young Aboriginal girl in red school uniform and three soldiers (2 women and 1 man) surround a white dog on a grassed area. One soldier holds a hose. In the background is a playground.

Jigalong to get new meeting places thanks to AACAP

14 August 2019

The remote community of Jigalong in WA is getting new infrastructure, additional health services and certified training courses thanks to AACAP.