| Wingellina Western Australia | |
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  Wingellina | |
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| Coordinates | 26°04′S 128°56′E / 26.07°S 128.93°E |
| Population | 133 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 0872 |
| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft)[2] |
| Area | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku |
| State electorate(s) | North West Central |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Wingellina or Irrunytju Community is a small Indigenous Australian community in Western Australia located about 1,700 kilometres (1,056 mi) north east of Perth near the Western Australian-South Australian border in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. The local language of Wingellina is Pitjantjatjara.
Surrounded by large granite hills with mulga and mallee country, the community maintains many traditional activities such as hunting and gathering bush tucker as well as making many carved wooden artefacts.[3]
The community is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the Surveyor Generals Corner near the border in the Gibson and Great Victoria deserts between the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Irrunytju (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Airport Nav Finder
- ^ "The Ngaanyatjarra People". 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Wingellina Community details". 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
