Pormpuraaw
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Pormpuraaw Queensland |
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 Pormpuraaw
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| Coordinates | 14°53′S 141°37′E / 14.883°S 141.617°ECoordinates: 14°53′S 141°37′E / 14.883°S 141.617°E |
| Population | 600 (2006 census) |
| Established | 1938 |
| Postcode(s) | 4871 |
| LGA(s) | Pormpuraaw |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt |
Pormpuraaw is an Aboriginal community situated on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula approximately halfway between Karumba and Weipa on the Edward River. It is 650 kilometres (400 mi) by road from Cairns. Pormpuraaw currently has a 4-man police station. According to the 2006 census, the population of the community was 600, with 536 of them being indigenous persons.
Formerly known as Edward River Aboriginal Mission, Pormpuraaw was an Anglican mission established in 1938. The people included Thaayorre, Wik, Pakanh and Yir Yoront. This was the third mission to be set up in the southwestern Cape York region. In 1967 control was passed from the church to the Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs.
The community received DOGIT status, and is governed by a community council. Pormpuraaw has been successful in developing a commercial crocodile farm, a cattle operation and some tourism.
Pormpuraaw (Porrm-puur-ow) was previously known as Edward River Mission and is situated on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula between the Chapman River and Mungkan Creek. The community is home to 2 groups of people, the Thaayorre (Thie-Orr) people and the Mungkan people, and includes 16 outstations.
European settlement on Cape York began with the establishment of Somerset in 1865. The settlement was formed at the tip of Cape York Peninsula after a recommendation from the Queensland Governor Sir George Bowen that it would be a favourable location for a harbour of refuge and a well-positioned international trading port.
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