papunya is a small community in central australia. it is about northwest of alice springs in the northern territory. the people who live there are aboriginal people who were forced off their traditional country during the 1930s and 1940s. they are mainly from pintupi- and luritja-speaking groups. in the 2006 census, papunya had a population of 299. the town is now on private aboriginal land. people visiting or travelling through need a permit.