Injinoo, Queensland

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 2016 census, Injinoo had a population of 561 people.[1]

For the Injinoo people, see Injinoo.

Injinoo
Queensland
Injinoo, Cape York, Australia.
Injinoo is located in Queensland
Injinoo
Injinoo
Coordinates10.9062°S 142.3255°E / -10.9062; 142.3255
Population561 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.7436/km2 (1.9260/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4876
Area754.4 km2 (291.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Injinoo:
Torres Strait Torres Strait Umagico
Gulf of Carpentaria Injinoo Jardine River
Gulf of Carpentaria Mapoon Jardine River

History

Luthigh (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]

AIn the 2006 census, Injinoo had a population of 416.[7]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Injinoo had a population of 561 people.[1]

Facilities

In 2012, the Indigenous Knowledge Centre was opened at Injinoo, operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.[8] It has produced a video detailing traditional bush foods as part of a children's language workshop.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Injinoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Injinoo – town in Northern Peninsula Area Region (entry 16700)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Injinoo – locality in Northern Peninsula Area Region (entry 46104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Injinoo – locality in Shire of Torres (entry 48214)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. "Luthigh". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Injinoo (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  8. "Injinoo Indigenous Knowledge Centre | Public Libraries Connect". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. "Injinoo Culture Love 2012 Bush Foods". Vimeo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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