| Wujal Wujal Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sign welcoming people to Wujal Wujal, having travelled from the south along the Bloomfield Track | |||||||||||||||
  Wujal Wujal | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°56′45″S 145°19′07″E / 15.9459°S 145.3186°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 276 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 23.59/km2 (61.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4895 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Wujal Wujal, sometimes spelt Wudjil Wudjil, is a rural town and locality in the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.[1]
The community of Wujal Wujal is located in the Cape York region with the surrounding environment and cultural tourism attracting many people to the region. Wujal Wujal is part of the traditional homelands of the Eastern Kuku (Goo-goo) Yalanji (Ya-lan-gee).[4][5]
The name Wujal Wujal ('many falls') is derived from the local language. There are several Indigenous languages spoken within this community.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Wujal Wujal – town in Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire (entry 38210)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Wujal Wujal – locality in Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire (entry 45895)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Walker on behalf of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji People v State of Queensland [2007]FCA 1907.
- ^ a b "Wujal Wujal". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.