Bayulu Community

Last updated

Bayulu
Western Australia
Australia Western Australia relief location map.png
Red pog.svg
Bayulu
Coordinates 18°17′38″S125°36′00″E / 18.294°S 125.600°E / -18.294; 125.600 Coordinates: 18°17′38″S125°36′00″E / 18.294°S 125.600°E / -18.294; 125.600
Population320 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 6765
Elevation114 m (374 ft)
Location10 km (6 mi) south of Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
LGA(s) Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
State electorate(s) Kimberley
Federal division(s) Durack
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
35.6 °C
96 °F		19.1 °C
66 °F		541.2 mm
21.3 in

Bayulu is a large Aboriginal community located 10 km south of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley. At the 2011 census, Bayulu had a population of 320. [1]

Contents

History

Bayulu was originally established as part of Gogo Station but was relocated to its current position in 1987.

Native title

The community is located within the registered Gooniyandi Combined 2 (Federal Court file nos. WAD6008/2000) native title claim area.

Education

Children of school age at Bayulu attend Bayulu Community School. The school is located on Gogo Station. It caters for 125 children from K-7, all of whom are Aboriginal. Their first language is Kriol with some Gooniyandi and Walmajarri being spoken. Australian English is the children's second language.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Bayulu Community Incorporated, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 5 November 1975.

Town planning

Bayulu 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 30 March 2011 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 14 May 2002. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia</span> Town in Western Australia

Fitzroy Crossing is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Broome and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Halls Creek. It is approximately 2,524 kilometres (1,568 mi) from the state capital of Perth. It is 114 metres (374 ft) above sea level and is situated on a low rise surrounded by the vast floodplains of the Fitzroy River and its tributary Margaret River.

Lombadina is a medium-sized Aboriginal community on the north-western coast of Western Australia on Cape Leveque, north of Broome in the Kimberley region. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word, "Lollmardinard". The community is inhabited by the Bardi people.

Djarindjin is a medium-sized Aboriginal community located 170 km (110 mi) north of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Broome. It is within the traditional lands of the Bardi and Jawi peoples.

Jarlmadangah Burru is an Aboriginal community located 86 kilometres (53 mi) southeast of Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Ngalingkadji is a small Aboriginal community located within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley in Western Australia. It is located south-east of Fitzroy Crossing; 54 km by the sealed Great Northern Highway and 9 km by the unsealed Cherrabun Road. Ngalingkadji community is also referred to as Chestnut Bore.

Djugerari is a small Aboriginal community located within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Joy Springs is a small Aboriginal community, located 30 km south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley.

Yakanarra is a small Aboriginal community approximately 60 kilometres south-west of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. Road access is via the Cherabun Road, which intersects the Great Northern Highway 57 km east of Fitzroy Crossing.

Bidan is a small Aboriginal community, located 110 km east of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. Bidan occupies a unique location in the West Kimberley settlement pattern in the sense that it is proximate to the midway point between the coastal regional centres of Broome and Derby.

Muludja is a small Aboriginal community, located 20 km east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Gillarong is a small Aboriginal community, located adjacent to the Bayulu Community approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Yiyili is a small Aboriginal community, located 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Kundat Djaru, also known as Ringer Soak, is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located 170 km south east of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Moongardie is a small Aboriginal community, located 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Ganinyi is a small Aboriginal community 110 km west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Girriyoowa is a small Aboriginal community, located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Billiluna, also known as Mindibungu and Kururrungku, is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located approximately 150 km (93 mi) south of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek. In the 2016 census, Billiluna had a total population of 150 predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Kupartiya is a small Aboriginal community, located 130 km south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

Woolah is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Karnparnmi is a small Aboriginal community, located proximate to Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley. Karnparnmi is located adjacent the much larger Bayulu community.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bayulu (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.