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Papunya (Warrumpi)

Community profile

Papunya is a small community 240km northwest of Alice Springs within the MacDonnell Regional Council area of the Northern Territory.

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Papunya is a small community 240km northwest of Alice Springs within the MacDonnell Regional Council area of the Northern Territory.

For more information, see:

Traditional owners

Please refer to the Central Land Council

Languages

Luritja, Warlpiri

Population

438

88.8% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ABS 2021 Census

Stories from Papunya (Warrumpi)

Terrence Abbott, Papunya community leader, former ranger and mentor

Central Australia's Youth cultural learning through Junior Ranger Programs

10 November 2023

A new Junior Rangers program and On-Country learning will ensure that Central Australia's youth are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and motivation they need to thrive, learn, and carry on the rich cultural traditions of their ancestors.
We see the corner of a shop and the eaves at the top. At the shopfront are two silver coloured benches. There are various signs on the walls including the words: Panunya Community Store.

Remote shoppers play a key role in ensuring supplies remain stable

30 April 2020

Making sure food and other essential supplies continue to flow to all Australians has been a focus of the Government since the beginning of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are 12 adults standing together and facing the camera. They are outside on a sunny day, standing in the shade, in front of a white van.

Fresh and affordable food in Papunya, NT

21 May 2019

Outback Stores and the Australian Government are bringing fresh food to Papunya in the NT.
A dream job helping others in his community.

A dream job in Papunya

20 October 2014

Clayton Dixon is just the type of person you want handy when something gets broken around your home. Clayton, a 28 year old husband, and father of two sons, works as a Housing Maintenance Officer (HMO) in his home community of Papunya in the Central Desert region of the Northern Territory.