People group profile · PG008094
The Walmatjari of Australia
The Walmatjari of Australia, numbering about 650 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Great Sandy Desert and Kimberley region of Western Australia whose identity spans the desert country south of the Fitzroy River and includes the Tjiwaling and Wanaseka divisions.
They are an indigenous people in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Walmajarri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 650
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Aboriginal Australians
- Primary language
- Walmajarri (wmt)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- Location
- Western Australia: Fitzroy river valley area, La Grange and Lake Gregory
Where they live
Gospel status
The Walmatjari 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 Walmatjari
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
38% adherents
Primary language
Walmajarri · Pama-Nyungan family
45% speak Walmajarri
Gospel resources in Walmajarri
- Bible available, published 1989
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Walmatjari
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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