People group profile · PG007868
The Dhuwaya of Australia
The Dhuwaya of Australia, numbering about 1,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Yolŋu Aboriginal people of northeastern Arnhem Land whose traditional homelands are centered on the Yirrkala region and who form part of the broader Yolŋu cultural and linguistic community.
They are an indigenous people in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Dhuwaya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 1,900
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Aboriginal Australians
- Primary language
- Dhuwaya (dwy)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- Location
- Northern Territory, North-east Arnhem Land, Yirrkala and surrounding outstations
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dhuwaya are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dhuwaya
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
45% adherents
Primary language
Dhuwaya · Austronesian family
30% speak Dhuwaya
Gospel resources in Dhuwaya
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dhuwaya
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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