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Yirrkala is a small community in East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the large mining town of Nhulunbuy, on the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land. Its population comprises predominantly Aboriginal Australians of the Yolngu people, and it is also home to a number of Mission Aviation ...
Yirrkala is a coastal community in the East Arnhem region of the Northern Territory and is about 18kms south-east of Nhulunbuy. Traditional Owners: Yolngu. Languages: Yolngu Matha. Population (ABS 2016 Census): 674. For more information, see Yirrkala on the East Arnhem Regional Council website. News & Announcements.
Yirrkala is a Yolŋu community of approximately 1000 people located 18 kilometres from Nhulunbuy, approximately a 15 minute drive. The Yirrkala community was established in 1935 with the arrival of the Yirrkala mission.
Sep 15, 2014 · Yirrkala and its surrounding communities are situated in the north-east of the Northern Territory on the Gove Peninsula. They benefit from a spectacular natural setting, a year-round tropical...
Aug 31, 2022 · A walk along Tuffin Road is a walk through both the past and the present of Yirrkala, a small Northern Territory town perched on the edge of Australia. You pass the football oval, the art centre, the church, houses from the mission days, all ringed by red dirt, before reaching the crystal clear waters of the beach.
Clan Groups. The Yirrkala community is comprised of 13 distinct clan groups. Yolŋu Matha society is organized into two major divisions, known as moieties: Yirritja and Dhuwa. Every individual inherits the membership of a particular group, and its moiety, from their father. History.
Yirrkala is a well-known indigenous community in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 18 km South-East from the large mining town of Nhulunbuy. It has a population of about 800 people, of whom nearly all are Yolngu, and also acts as a regional centre for a further 800 people living in surrounding indigenous homelands.
