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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

Custodian Shirley Drill with the Jirraginy joo Goorrarndal

Gija creation story on display at UNESCO World Heritage site

08 November 2024

The Gija creation story called Jirraginy joo Goorrarndal is now a permanent interactive display on the UNESCO World Heritage site, Purnululu National Park in the East Kimberley.
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.