Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal
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Wujal Wujal Queensland |
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Sign welcoming people to Wujal Wujal, having travelled from the south along the Bloomfield Track
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 Wujal Wujal
Location in Queensland
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| Coordinates | 15°56′43″S 145°19′08″E / 15.94528°S 145.31889°ECoordinates: 15°56′43″S 145°19′08″E / 15.94528°S 145.31889°E |
| Population | 326 (2006 census) |
| • Density | 16.349/km2 (42.34/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4895 |
| Area | 19.94 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
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| LGA(s) | Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt |
Wujal Wujal is a small Aboriginal community on the north and south sides of the Bloomfield River in northern Queensland, Australia. It has an area of 19.94 square kilometres of land. At the 2006 census, Wujal Wujal had a population of 326.
It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Cape Tribulation and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Cooktown. Access to the community is via sealed road from Cooktown, or by the Bloomfield Track, an unsealed road from Cape Tribulation which is only suitable for four wheel drive vehicles. This is due to the gradient of the terrain and the many streams and rivers that make up the Daintree drainage basin which cross the path at very regular intervals. During high waterflow the road from Cape Tribulation is impassable.
The rare Bloomfield River Cod (Guyu wujalwujalensis) is found only in the Bloomfield River and is named after this community.
Wujal Wujal was formerly known as the Bloomfield River Mission and the people are Kuku Yalanji. The community has an estimated population of 470 (2001). The community at Wujal Wujal is thought to have existed on the site for thousands of years and is set around the highly sacred waterfalls of Wujal Wujal meaning many "falls" in the Kuku Yalanji language. Visitors are warned not to bring any alcohol into the community as part of the Queensland Government's aims at tackling alcohol abuse. Traffickers of such contraband substances may be subject to fines. The government also help the community by giving small one day a week jobs involving community service to deter locals away from boredom and alcohol abuse.
The community has a helicopter landing pad just beside the hospital. Emergency medical services are provided by the Primary Health Care Centre (Remote Area Nurses, Health Workers, and two or three visits per week from doctors based at the Cooktown Hospital.
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