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Karalundi
Western Australia
Karalundi; Western Australia
	Karalundi
Coordinates	26.1276°0′S 118.68376°0′E / 26.128°S 118.684°E
Population	65 (SAL 2021)
Established	2012
Postcode(s)	6642
Area	234.3 km2 (90.5 sq mi)
Location	60 km (37 mi) north of Meekatharra
LGA(s)	Shire of Meekatharra
State electorate(s)	North West
Federal division(s)	Durack

Karalundi is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located 60 km north of Meekatharra in the Mid West region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Meekatharra.

Native title

The community is located within the registered Wajarri Yamatji (WAD6033/98) native title claim area.

Education

Children of school age at Karalundi attend the Karalundi Aboriginal Education Community campus. It is a co-educational school catering for students K – 10. All students at the school are boarders. Students are resident only during the school term and return to their communities for holiday periods.

Town planning

Karalundi Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 19 February 2007 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 13 November 2007.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karalundi (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Geographic Names Approvals for July 2012" (PDF). Landgate. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.