Wanarn Community

Community in Western Australia

25.291°0′S 127.568°0′E / 25.291°S 127.568°E / -25.291; 127.568Population117 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)6642Area285.2 km2 (110.1 sq mi)Location140 km (87 mi) north east of WarburtonLGA(s)Shire of NgaanyatjarrakuState electorate(s)North West CentralFederal division(s)O'Connor

Wanarn is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.

Native title

The community is located within the determined Ngaanyatjarra Lands (Part A) (WAD6004/04) native title claim area.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wanarn (Aboriginal Corporation) (formally Wannan Community (Aboriginal Corporation)), incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 27 June 1989.

Town planning

Wanarn 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 1 December 2003 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 4 May 2004.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wanarn Community (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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  • Native Title Claimant application summary