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Warmun

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Warmun is a small and remote community located on the Great Northern Highway 847 km east of Broome and 197 km south of Kununurra.

For more information, see Warmun - Destination - Tourism Western Australia.

Warmun is a small and remote community located on the Great Northern Highway 847 km east of Broome and 197 km south of Kununurra.

For more information, see Warmun - Destination - Tourism Western Australia.

Traditional owners

Gija

Gija is also spelled Gidja, Kija and Kitja

Languages

Jarrakan

Population

457

89.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Warmun

An elderly Aboriginal woman wearing a headband around her grey hair sits at a table and sketches on a black canvas.

This Place - Artist Series - Mabel Juli

08 April 2020

Listen to Mabel Juli as she talks about how her connection to Country inspires her art.