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Kalumburu

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Kalumburu Community is the northernmost settlement in Western Australia, about 270km north of Gibb River Road.

Kalumburu Community is the northernmost settlement in Western Australia, about 270km north of Gibb River Road.

Traditional owners

Wunambal and Kwini

Languages

Wunambal and Kwini

Population

388

88.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Kalumburu

Remote attendance officer Rhonda Collins

Creating brighter futures for children in Kalumburu

16 August 2018

School attendance worker, Rhonda Collins is passionate about getting kids to school in the community of Kalumburu in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.