Injinoo (formerly Cowal Creek) is a coastal town in the Northern Peninsula Area Region and a locality split between Northern Peninsula Area Region and the Shire of Torres in Far North Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] It is on the north-western coast of Cape York Peninsula. In the 2021 census, the locality of Injinoo had a population of 498 people.[1]
| Injinoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Injinoo, Cape York, Australia. | |||||||||||||||
  Injinoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°54′22″S 142°19′32″E / 10.9062°S 142.3255°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 498 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.6601/km2 (1.7097/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4876 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 754.4 km2 (291.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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History
editLuthigh (also known as Lotiga, Tepiti and Uradhi, see also Uradhi related languages) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Luthigh people. The traditional language area for Luthigh includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire: Eastern Cape York, Ducie River, Northern Peninsula, New Mapoon, Injinoo, and Cowal Creek.[5]
Uradhi (also known as Anggamudi, Ankamuti, Atampaya, Bawtjathi, and Lotiga) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Western Cape York Peninsula. The traditional language region includes north of Mapoon and Duyfken Point and east of the coast strip to the north of Port Musgrave (Angkamuthi country) incorporating the mouth of the Ducie River, the lower reaches of the Dulhunty River and the upper reaches of the Skardon River in the north. Following the displacement of Indigenous people by British settlement, it was also spoken in the Northern Peninsula Area Region including the communities of New Mapoon, Injinoo and Cowal Creek.[6]
Injinoo Aboriginal Community was an Aboriginal settlement and later Anglican mission established on Cape York by a community led by a Wuthathi man, Allelic Whitesand.
Although self-sufficient, through fishing and gardening, the Community made requests to the then Church of England to establish a mission and school. Queensland government officials allowed the community to function through an elected Council.
After the Second World War, which saw a considerable military presence in the area, many Torres Strait Islanders began moving into Injinoo. Settlements were subsequently built at Bamaga, New Mapoon and Umagico to relocate evicted people from this and other areas of the Cape. In 1948 a reserve was created, with control of the area having been taken over by the Queensland Department of Native Affairs.
The official name of the community was changed from Cowal Creek to Injinoo on 2 September 1989.[2]
Demographics
editIn the 2006 census, the town of Injinoo had a population of 416 people.[7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Injinoo had a population of 561 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Injinoo had a population of 498 people.[1]
Education
editThe Injinoo Junior campus of the Northern Peninsula Area College is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Northern Peninsula Area State College at Bowie Street (10°54′21″S 142°19′22″E / 10.9057°S 142.3228°E).[9][10]
There are no secondary schools in Injinoo. The nearest government secondary school is the Senior Campus of the Northern Peninsula Area College in Bamaga to the north-east.[11]
Facilities
editIn 2012, the Indigenous Knowledge Centre was opened at Injinoo, operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.[12] It has produced a video detailing traditional bush foods as part of a children's language workshop.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Injinoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Injinoo – town in Northern Peninsula Area Region (entry 16700)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Injinoo – locality in Northern Peninsula Area Region (entry 46104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Injinoo – locality in Shire of Torres (entry 48214)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Luthigh". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Uradhi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Injinoo (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Injinoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Northern Peninsula Area College - Injinoo Junior". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Injinoo Indigenous Knowledge Centre | Public Libraries Connect". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Injinoo Culture Love 2012 Bush Foods". Vimeo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
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