Wangkatjungka Community

Wangkatjungka is a large Aboriginal community located 130 km south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley.

Native title

The community is located within the registered Kurungal native title claim area now native title determination WCD2015/116.

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Kurungal Inc.

Wangkatjungka Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1.

There is Wangkatjungka Remote Community School run by WA Dept of Education with aboriginal teachers. It was opened in 1962 as Christmas Creek School. In 1990 the name of the school changed to Wangkutjungka Remote Community School. They use parts of the old school. The school is linked to mental health, paediatrics and dental services and nursing clinic.