Their original heartland is said to have been in the hilly terrain south of
Goulburn Island and their frontier with the
Maung running just south of Tor Rock. Their northern extension approached Sandy Creek, while they were also present south-east at the head of Cooper's Creek and part of the
King River. In
Norman Tindale's scheme, the Kunwinjku were allotted a tribal territory of around in the area south of Jungle Creek and on the headwaters of the
East Alligator River. The
Gumader swamps near Junction Bay and the creeks east of
Oenpelli/Awunbelenja (now Gunbalanya) also formed part of their land. ==Alternative names==