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The Kimberley region has a very active native title profile. According to the 2016 census 41.6% of the Kimberley population is Indigenous compared with the State average of 3.1%.  

Most of the 28 native title applications in this region are represented by the Kimberley Land Council. Learn more about native title representative bodies.  To date, 31 of the 86 native title determinations made in WA have been in the Kimberley region.

Fore more information, read the Guide to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Standard Heritage Agreements.

Kimberley native title claims

Many of the Pilbara claims are represented by the Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, the native title representative body for the region.

To date there have been five litigated determinations in the region and 14 consent determinations. See the table below for a listing of current claims in the region. 
Learn more about native title agreements in the Guide to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Standard Heritage Agreements.

Pilbara native title claims

Pastoral access is a matter of importance in the region and many of the claims in this region are represented by the Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation. 
To date there have been five native title determinations in this region.

Learn more about native title agreements in the Guide to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Standard Heritage Agreements.

Geraldton native title claims

All of these claims are represented by the Central Desert Native Title Services. There have been 21 native title determinations in the region. 

Learn more about native title agreements in the Guide to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Standard Heritage Agreements.

Central Desert native title claims

Native title claims in the Goldfields region

The State is negotiating with South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, the representative body endorsed under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) (NTA) on behalf of six principle native title claim groups.

See South West Native Title Settlement for information about the negotiations and proposed settlement.