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Aurukun, Queensland
Aurukun 〔''Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3〕 is a town and locality in the Shire of Aurukun in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is situated approximately south of Weipa. The town faces west to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and during the wet season, roads are impassable. It is an Indigenous community.
In March 2008, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that standards of justice, education and child safety had collapsed in Aurukun, and that the local community justice group had called for children to be removed from the town for their own safety and wellbeing.
The area is rich in bauxite.
==Demographics==
At the 2011 census, Aurukun had a population of 1,295, including 1,193 Indigenous people,〔 up from a total population of 1,043 in 2006. The traditional language is predominantly Wik Mungkan with a mixture of other dialects. English is taught in the school. Aurukun has a plethora of clan and tribal names. There are some 50 to 60 families from five major clan groups, which are split into two factions — the "top end" and "bottom end". Violent conflict between the two groups creates problems in the community on a regular basis.
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