Warakurna

About Warakurna

Warakurna is a remote Aboriginal community located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku near the western end of the Rawlinson Ranges. Situated on the Great Central Road — part of the Outback Way connecting Perth to Cairns — the community sits near the tri-state border where Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory meet, approximately 300 kilometres west of Uluru. With a population of 185, the community is one of the most geographically isolated localities in Australia, set amid the dramatic red earth and scrubland of the Gibson Desert.

The Warakurna community is home to the Ngaanyatjarra people, who maintain deep cultural and spiritual connections to this Country. Community services include a school, health clinic, and a store, though access to broader amenities requires significant travel to larger centres. The landscape surrounding Warakurna — vast desert plains punctuated by ancient rock formations and spinifex — reflects the raw beauty and resilience of remote outback Western Australia.

Warakurna falls under postcode 872 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Namatjira electorate.

Nearby Suburbs

• Gibson Desert North, WA 872
• Gibson Desert South, WA 872
• Irrunytju, WA 872
• Kanpa, WA 872
• Mantamaru, WA 872
• Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, WA 872