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Wadeye

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Wadeye is a large remote Aboriginal community 420 kilometres by road south-west of Darwin.

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Wadeye is a large remote Aboriginal community 420 kilometres by road south-west of Darwin.

For more information, see:

Traditional owners

Kardu Diminin

There are 22 Clan groups living in Wadeye who are the traditional owners for areas in the surrounding region.

Languages

Murrinh-patha

Marri-Ngarr, Marri-Tjavin, Magata-ge and Djamindjung are also spoken.

Population

1924

85.7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Wadeye

Two Aboriginal young women standing side by side and heads together. The one on the left is wearing a black top and the other an olive coloured top. In the background is a concrete wall.

Mary Pupuli is leading the way for Wadeye children and youth

18 August 2020

Graduating Year 12 of high school in Wadeye is not easy but Mary Pupuli and her classmates are the first since 2007 to do just that.