WUJAL WUJAL
- rincan18
- Oct 11, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 26
Wujal Wujal is a small Aboriginal community on the Bloomfield River between Cape Tribulation and cooktown.
History and Geography
Wujal Wujal, sometimes spelt Wudjil Wudjil, is a rural town and locality in the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.
The community of Wujal Wujal is located in the Cape York region with the surrounding environment and cultural tourism attracting many people to the region. Wujal Wujal is part of the traditional homelands of the Eastern Kuku (Goo-goo) Yalanji (Ya-lan-gee).
The name Wujal Wujal ('many falls') is derived from the local language. There are several Indigenous languages spoken within this community.
Wujal Wujal is on the north and south sides of the Bloomfield River in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Cape Tribulation and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Cooktown. Access to the community is via sealed road from Cooktown, or by the Bloomfield Track, an unsealed road from Cape Tribulation which is only suitable for four wheel drive vehicles. This is due to the gradient of the terrain and the many streams and rivers that make up the Daintree drainage basin which cross the path at very regular intervals. During high waterflow the road from Cape Tribulation is impassable.
Local Government Information
Wujal Wujal is located on the site of the former Lutheran Bloomfield River Mission (1886). The mission was very remote and for a time was administered from Hopevale. In 1979 the Kuku Yalarni people began to resettle there and the name was changed to Wujal Wujal, meaning a place with plenty of water.
Attractions
Bana Yirriji Art Centre: Bana Yirriji Art Centre is located in Wujal Wujal Community, Far North Queensland. The Centre is situated alongside the spectacular Bloomfield River.
Wujal Wujal Falls: The Bloomfield River falls, with a spectacular drop of 40 metres, are upstream of Wujal Wujal.
Accommodation and Dine In
There’s an important thing to know that there is currently no accommodation or dine in operating in the community itself as it continues to recover from the impacts of cyclone Jasper. Most travellers will pass through to Bloomfield for their accommodation and dinning.
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