| Type: | town |
| Billiluna | |
| State: | wa |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 8 |
| Coordinates: | -19.556°N 127.661°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Lga: | Shire of Halls Creek |
| Maxtemp: | 33.6 |
| Mintemp: | 20.00 |
| Rainfall: | 557.4 |
| Stategov: | Kimberley |
| Fedgov: | Durack |
| Dist1: | 150 |
| Dir1: | south |
| Location1: | Halls Creek |
Billiluna, also known as Mindibungu and Kururrungku, is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located approximately south of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek. In the, Billiluna had a total population of 150 predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Billiluna was established as a permanent Aboriginal community around 1978 when Aboriginal people moved from the Balgo Mission to the Billiluna Station after the cattle station's pastoral lease had been transferred from a private company to the Aboriginal Lands Trust. It was incorporated as an Aboriginal corporation in 1979, and construction of houses and schools began in that year.[1]
The community, also known as Kururrungku[2] and Mindibungu, is located around south of Halls Creek, in the Shire of Halls Creek.[1] The community is managed through its incorporated body, Mindibungu Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 12 December 1979.[3] The corporation has run the Kurruungku Store since 1996.[4]
In the, Billiluna had a total population of 150,[5] including 133 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 17 households.[6]
This represents a drop of over 100 people since the, when there was a total population of 258 (244 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people).[7]
The community is located within the determination area of the Tjurabalan people (WAD160/1997) native title claim.[8]
Children of school age at Billiluna attend the Kururrungku Catholic Education Centre. The school caters for approximately 80 enrolled students between pre-primary to year 10 with 7 registered teachers and a principal.
Billiluna Layout Plan No. 1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No. 1 was endorsed by the community on 22 September 2011, and by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 24 July 2012.[9] A third amendment was made in September 2020.[10]