Mulan Community, Western Australia

Mulan Western Australia
Mulan
Population:	114 (2006 Census)[1]
Coordinates:	20°06′10″S 127°35′43″E / 20.102806°S 127.595144°E / -20.102806; 127.595144Coordinates: 20°06′10″S 127°35′43″E / 20.102806°S 127.595144°E / -20.102806; 127.595144
LGA:	Shire of Halls Creek
State District:	Kimberley
Federal Division:	Durack

Mulan is a small Aboriginal Community in Western Australia's east Kimberley. The Community is in the Shire of Halls Creek, 44 km to the southwest of Balgo and about 10 km east of Lake Gregory. It has a population of about 150 people. At the 2006 census, Mulan had a population of 114.^[1]

Most Mulan people are speakers of the Kukatja language, which is also spoken at Balgo. Kukatja is closely related to Pintupi, spoken at Kintore and Kiwirrkura and many Mulan residents are closely related to people at those communities as well as at Balgo.

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mulan (Indigenous Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=IARE22021&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 

See also

• Australian Aboriginal Art
• Papunya Tula
• Western Desert Language

External links

• Government fact sheet on Mulan
• Bonzle location map
• Exploroz information