Warakurna Community

Warakurna
Warakurna
Interactive map of Warakurna
Coordinates: 25.015°0′S 128.299°0′E / 25.015°S 128.299°E / -25.015; 128.299
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total268 (UCL 2016)
Time zoneUTC+9:30 (ACST)
Postcode
6642
Mean max temp29.4 °C (84.9 °F)
Mean min temp15.9 °C (60.6 °F)
Annual rainfall287.8 mm (11.33 in)

Warakurna is a large Aboriginal community, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku and is situated on the Great Central Road (part of the Outback Way ultimately connecting Perth to Cairns diagonally across Australia). It is at the western end of the Rawlinson Ranges. At the 2016 census, Warakurna had a population of 268, including 237 who identified as Aboriginal Australians, most of whom speak Ngaanyatjarra at home.