Noongar Land Estate

The Noongar Land Estate (NLE) is an important part of the South West Native Title Settlement (the Settlement). It will provide significant opportunities for the Noongar community to achieve improved economic, social and cultural outcomes, and will be held by the Noongar Boodja Trust.

The Noongar Land Estate will comprise up to:

• up to 300,000 hectares of reserve land, and

• up to 20,000 ha of freehold land

Lands eligible to be allocated to the NLE include:

• unallocated crown land;

• unmanaged reserves; and

• Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT) properties.

WA government agencies may also identify surplus land for potential allocation to the NLE. Furthermore, where land is unavailable for transfer but is of high cultural value to the Noongar community, there is opportunity for further discussion through the priority land meetings.

No land will be transferred into the Noongar Boodja Trust until the terms of allocation are accepted, including endorsement by the WKSN cultural advice committee and board.

The Noongar Land Estate will be divided up into two categories :

• development land, and

• cultural land

INTERACTIVE NOONGAR LAND ESTATE MAP

Click here to view an interactive map of the Noongar Land Estate. For more information about a specific parcel of land, please make note of the land parcel PIN number and contact the corporation on 0456 214 390 or kaya@ballardong.org.au.