Kununurra, Western Australia

Kununurra
Western Australia
Kununurra in summer from Hidden Valley National Park lookout
Kununurra is located in Western Australia
Kununurra
Kununurra
Location in Western Australia
Map
Coordinates15°46′25″S 128°44′19″E / 15.77361°S 128.73861°E / -15.77361; 128.73861
Population4,515 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1961
Postcode(s)6743
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Area2,172.5 km2 (838.8 sq mi)
Location
  • 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from Perth
  • 834 km (518 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s)Kimberley
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
35.0 °C
95 °F
21.6 °C
71 °F
790.7 mm
31.1 in

Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation Scheme. It is located on the traditional lands of the Miriwoong, an Aboriginal Australian people.

Kununurra is the largest town in Western Australia north of Broome, with the closest town being Wyndham, 100 kilometres (62 mi) away. Kununurra is 3,040 kilometres (1,889 mi) from Perth via the Great Northern Highway.

The town is situated among the scenic hills and ranges of the far north-east Kimberley region, having an abundance of fresh water, conserved by the Ord River Diversion dam and the main Ord River Dam.

The tropical agriculture crops grown in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) have changed over the years. Tourism and mining have also become important to the local economy.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kununurra (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata