Kiwirrkurra Community, Western Australia

Kiwirrkurra
Western Australia
Kiwirrkurra is located in Western Australia
Kiwirrkurra
Kiwirrkurra
Coordinates22°49′00″S 127°45′50″E / 22.81667°S 127.76389°E / -22.81667; 127.76389
Population180 (UCL 2021)[1]
Elevation433 m (1,421 ft)[2]
Time zoneACST[3] (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of East Pilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack

Kiwirrkurra, gazetted as Kiwirrkurra Community, is a small community in Western Australia in the Gibson Desert, 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) east of Port Hedland and 700 kilometres (430 mi) west of Alice Springs.[4] It had a population of 165 in 2016, mostly Aboriginal Australians.[5] It has been described as the most remote community in Australia.[6]

The community lies within the Ngaanyatjarra Council area, although outside of the boundary of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.[7]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kiwirrkurra Community (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Airport Nav Finder
  3. ^ Morris, Nathan (2 February 2017). "School principal manages nine schools across two time zones in remote WA". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2075.0 – Census of Population and Housing – Counts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2016 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)[1]
  6. ^ "Kiwirrkurra – the most remote community in Australia". Biting the Dust. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference campus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).