Wakathuni Community

Wakathuni is a small Aboriginal community, located 20 km south east of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ashburton.

Wakathuni Western Australia
Wakathuni
Coordinates	22.865°S 117.842°E / -22.865; 117.842
Postcode(s)	6751
Elevation	747 m (2,451 ft)
Location	20 km (12 mi) south east of Tom Price, Western Australia
LGA(s)	Shire of Ashburton
State electorate(s)	Central Kimberley-Pilbara
Federal division(s)	Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 33.3 °C 92 °F 18.7 °C 66 °F 280.8 mm 11.1 in

Native title

The community is located within the registered Yinhawangka Part A (WAD340/2010) native title claim area.^[1]

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wakuthuni Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 28 November 1991.

Town planning

Wakathuni Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Strategy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by on 6 July 2001 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 2 October 2001.^[2]