Numbulwar,formerly known as Rose River Mission is a small, primarily Aboriginal community on the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory of Australia. The major language group of the community is Nunggubuyu and their language, Wubuy, is used by older generations. Kriol is also widely spoken.The community consists of a
general store, a
police station, a community school, an engine repair
shop, a
post office and about 670 residents.AccessDuring the dry season Numbulwar can be accessed by road. Travel time from
Darwin via
Katherine along the Roper Highway is approximately 10-12 hours via the
Roper River and Ngukurr communities. Travel time from
Nhulunbuy via Walker River and Harris Creek is approximately 4-6 hours. In both cases a 4WD is essential.Numbulwar is also accessible by air and has an all-weather, sealed
airstrip linked to the community via a five (5) kilometre dirt road. Travel time to
Alyangula, Groote Eylandt is 30 minutes, and to
Nhulunbuy is one (1) hour. There is a fortnightly freight barge service from
Darwin to Numbulwar.Please be advised that Numbulwar is a closed community; a Northern Land Council (NLC) permit is required to visit this community.