Tjuntjuntjara Community
| Tjuntjuntjara Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Tjuntjuntjara | |
| Coordinates | 29.339694°0′S 127.096933°0′E / 29.340°S 127.097°E |
| Population | 64 (UCL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6436 |
| Location | 550 km (342 mi) east of Kalgoorlie |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Menzies |
| State electorate(s) | Goldfields-Esperance |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Tjuntjuntjara is a large Aboriginal community, located 650 km north east of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Menzies in the southern part of the Great Victoria Desert.
History
The community was established in 1988 after a water bore was drilled at the location.
The Tjuntjuntjara community members are part of a larger group known as ‘the Spinifex People’, who were removed from their homelands (which range across the WA and SA border lands) prior to the British atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]
Native title
The community is located within the fully Determined Spinifex People (WAD6043/98) Native Title claim area.
Governance
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 19 April 1989.
Town planning
Tjuntjuntjara 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 3 December 2003 and the WAPC on 4 May 2004.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tjuntjuntjara (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Tjuntjuntjara Tjukupa". Tjuntjuntjara Community Resource Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/communitylayoutplans/2944.asp Planning Western Australia official site
