Lombadina, Western Australia
| Lombadina Western Australia | |
|---|---|
Lombadina is part of a single urban area that incorporates Djarindjin. | |
| Coordinates | 16°30′54.00″S 122°53′30.00″E / 16.5150000°S 122.8916667°E |
| Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) |
| Location | 170 km (106 mi) N of Broome, Western Australia |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Broome |
| State electorate(s) | Kimberley |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Lombadina is a medium-sized Aboriginal community on the north-western coast of Western Australia on Cape Leveque, north of Broome in the Kimberley region. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word, Lollmardinard. The community is inhabited by the Bardi people.
Lombadina is part of a single urban area that incorporates Djarindjin and Lombadina. At the 2016 Census, this single urban area had a total population of 397, including 312 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Catholic mission was established with the help of Thomas Puertollano, a Filipino from Manila, in 1910–11. In 1916, to avoid it being taken over by the government of Western Australia, the land was bought by an Irishman, the brother of the controversial Redemptorist priest, John Creagh.