Oombulgurri Community, Western Australia
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Oombulgurri, also written as Umbulgara, was an Aboriginal community in the eastern Kimberley, 45 kilometres (28 mi) by air and about 210 kilometres (130 mi) by road northwest of Wyndham. It was first established as the Forrest River Mission in 1913. It had a population of 107 as of the 2006 census.[2] It was inhabited by the Yeidji people who now self-identify as Balanggarra.[3][4] In 2011, the government of Western Australia encouraged residents of Oombulgurri to move elsewhere, after it deemed the community unsustainable.[5] The last residents from Oombulgurri were relocated to Wyndham just before Christmas 2011.[6] There is still a locality with this name that includes the surrounding area, which had a population of 27 at the 2021 census.
Oombulgurri Western Australia | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 15°11′00″S 127°51′00″E | ||||||||
Population | 27 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1973 | ||||||||
Abolished | 2011 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6740 | ||||||||
Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 12,184.3 km2 (4,704.4 sq mi) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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