Type: | town |
Warruwi | |
State: | nt |
Coordinates: | -11.6489°N 133.3899°W |
Pop: | 389 |
Postcode: | 0822 |
Lga: | West Arnhem Region |
Stategov: | Arafura |
Fedgov: | Lingiari |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Darwin |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Jabiru |
Warruwi is a mostly Aboriginal community located on South Goulburn Island, off Arnhem Land, in the West Arnhem Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 290km (180miles) north-east of Darwin and 100km (100miles) north-east of Jabiru.
At the 2016 census, Warruwi and its surrounding outstations had a population of 389. There is a school, health clinic, arts centre and other facilities. FlyTiwi has a daily passenger flight to Darwin from the airport, while freight is carried on a barge which runs weekly.[1]
The traditional owners of the Goulburn Islands are the Maung people, and languages spoken on the island include Mawng, Kunbarlang, Kunwinjku, Djambarrpuyngu and Galpu, as well as Australian English.[1]