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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

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Gugu-YimidjirPG007915Gugu-YimidjirAustralia1,800No Longer UnreachedGuugu YimidhirrProtestantism

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