Kalumburu Western Australia | |||||||||
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![]() The mission garden at Kalumburu | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 14°17′42″S 126°38′31″E / 14.295°S 126.642°E | ||||||||
Population | 388 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||
Established | 1937 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6740 | ||||||||
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Kalumburu (postcode 6740) and Kalumburu Community (formerly Drysdale River Mission) are both bounded localities within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley in Western Australia. Kalumburu Community is the northernmost settlement in Western Australia.
According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 412 people[3] and is inhabited mostly by Aboriginal people from the Wunambal and Kwini language groups. Kalumburu Community is remote from any main roads – the nearest is the Gibb River Road, 270 km to the south via the Kalumburu Road. It was the site of a World War II airbase, which was attacked by Japanese planes in 1943.