Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Noongar
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Lands
The south-west of Western Australia, including the Perth region, Australia
Countries Australia
Facts 3
Land
The South West Native Title Settlement covers about 200,000 square kilometres and affects an estimated 40,000 Noongar people.
As of 2026 Source: South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Western Australia's settlement recognises the Noongar people as the traditional owners of the South-West, with about A$1.3 billion in land and other benefits.
As of 2018 Source: Government of Western Australia, All six South West Native Title Settlement Agreements registered (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Noongar means a person of the south-west of Western Australia, and Noongar have held land on their country for at least 45,000 years.
Source: South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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