Karalundi Community
| Karalundi Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Karalundi | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.1276°0′S 118.68376°0′E / 26.128°S 118.684°ECoordinates: 26.1276°0′S 118.68376°0′E / 26.128°S 118.684°E | ||||||||
| Established | 2012[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6642 | ||||||||
| Location | 60 km (37 mi) north of Meekatharra | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Meekatharra | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Karalundi is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located 60 km north of Meekatharra in the Mid West region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Meekatharra.
Native title[]
The community is located within the registered Wajarri Yamatji (WAD6033/98) native title claim area.
Education[]
Children of school age at Karalundi attend the Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community campus. It is a co-educational school catering for students K – 10. All students at the school are boarders. Students are resident only during the school term and return to their communities for holiday periods.
Town planning[]
Karalundi 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 19 February 2007 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 13 November 2007.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Geographic Names Approvals for July 2012" (PDF). Landgate. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links[]
- Towns in Western Australia
- Aboriginal communities in the Mid West of Western Australia