Warruwi, Northern Territory


Warruwi is a mostly Aboriginal community located on South Goulburn Island, off Arnhem Land, in the West Arnhem Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is north-east of Darwin and north-east of Jabiru.
At the 2016 census, Warruwi and its surrounding outstations had a population of 389. There is a school, health clinic, arts centre and other facilities. FlyTiwi has a daily passenger flight to Darwin from the airport, while freight is carried on a barge which runs weekly.
The traditional owners of the Goulburn Islands are the Maung people, and languages spoken on the island include Mawng, Kunbarlang, Kunwinjku, Djambarrpuyngu and Galpu, as well as Australian English.

Climate

Warruwi has a tropical savanna climate with a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October. On average, the town experiences 86.3 clear days and 104.3 cloudy days per annum. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 23 October 1979 to on 28 June 1988. The wettest recorded day was 7 January 1934 with of rainfall.