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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gugu-Yimidjir of Australia

The Gugu-Yimidjir of Australia, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Aboriginal Australian people of the eastern Cape York Peninsula whose traditional country encompasses the Cooktown, Endeavour River, and Hope Vale region and who maintain a distinct Guugu Yimithirr identity. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Guugu Yimidhirr is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Gugu-Yimidjir

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Aboriginal Australians
Primary Language(s): Guugu Yimidhirr (kky)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007915
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Pray for the Gugu-Yimidjir of Australia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

30%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guugu Yimidhirr
Language Family: Pama-Nyungan

45%
%
Guugu Yimidhirr Speakers

Media Resources in Guugu Yimidhirr:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Guugu Yimidhirr:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gugu-Yimidjir are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Gugu-Yimidjir:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Gugu-Yimidjir of Australia

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Gugu Yimidjir Across Countries (ROP3 - 103533) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Gugu-YimidjirPG007915Gugu-YimidjirAustralia1,800No Longer UnreachedGuugu YimidhirrProtestantism

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