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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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Yirrkala

Community profile

Yirrkala is a coastal community in the East Arnhem region of the Northern Territory and is about 18kms south-east of Nhulunbuy.

For more information, see Yirrkala on the East Arnhem Regional Council website. 

Yirrkala is a coastal community in the East Arnhem region of the Northern Territory and is about 18kms south-east of Nhulunbuy.

For more information, see Yirrkala on the East Arnhem Regional Council website. 

Traditional owners

Yolngu

Languages

Yolngu Matha

Population

657

79.7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)