Mitchell Plateau

About Mitchell Plateau

Mitchell Plateau (known as Ngauwudu to the Wunambal Gaambera people) is a remote elevated plateau locality in the far north Kimberley region of Western Australia, falling under the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley and postcode 6740. Located approximately 2,140 kilometres north-east of Perth, the plateau covers over 10,626 square kilometres of spectacular Kimberley wilderness and is home to just 87 residents. The area is of profound cultural and spiritual significance to the Wunambal Gaambera people, the Traditional Owners who have inhabited the region for thousands of years and who manage much of the land through the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation.

Mitchell Plateau is best known for the iconic Mitchell Falls (Punamii-Uunpuu), a dramatic four-tiered waterfall and one of the most celebrated natural landmarks in Australia, accessible within the Mitchell River National Park. The plateau is accessible only by high-clearance 4WD via the unsealed Kalumburu Road, which branches off the Gibb River Road, with the track typically open during the dry season from May to October. The area supports Mitchell Falls Wilderness Lodge as its key tourism facility, and is celebrated for ancient Aboriginal rock art, rich biodiversity, and the remarkable fact that no native species extinctions have occurred on the plateau.

Mitchell Plateau falls under postcode 6740 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) electorate.

Nearby Suburbs

• Drysdale River, WA 6740
• Kalumburu, WA 6740
• Oombulgurri, WA 6740
• Prince Regent River, WA 6740
• Wyndham, WA 6740
• Cambridge Gulf, WA 6743