Kalumburu, Western Australia
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The mission garden at Kalumburu | |
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Interactive map of Kalumburu | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′42″S 126°38′31″E / 14.295°S 126.642°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Established | 1937 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 388 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6740 |
| Mean max temp | 34.3 °C (93.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 20.8 °C (69.4 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 1,217.3 mm (47.93 in) |
Kalumburu (and Kalumburu Community, formerly Drysdale River Mission) are bounded localities within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley in Western Australia (postcode 6740). Kalumburu Community is the northernmost settlement in Western Australia.
According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 412 people and is inhabited mostly by Aboriginal people from the Wunambal and Kwini language groups. Kalumburu Community is remote from any main roads – the nearest is the Gibb River Road, 270 km to the south via the Kalumburu Road. It was the site of a World War II airbase, which was attacked by Japanese planes in 1943.