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A drone image showing the Aboriginal flag painted on a building roof.

A house with an Aboriginal flag painted on the roof is seen through the bushes.
Only a handful of residents remain at Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark shirt sitting at a table with flowers.
Julie Lewis is the caretaker of Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Pastor You Sin Houe in a brown jumper, standing in front of some Aboriginal art.
Pastor You Sin Houe has worked with the Cullacabardee community for the past 20 years.(ABC News: Jon Daly)
Pastor You Sin Houe holds a guitar behind a podium inside a church, a cross in the background.
Mr Houe said he was saddened to see people move away.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark shirt working in a kitchen.
Ms Lewis said authorities have neglected the community.(ABC News: Jon Daly)
Julie Lewis in a dark shirt sitting at a table with flowers and other items.
Ms Lewis is one of the few remaining residents at Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

An archive image of houses on a cul-de-sac in a small Aboriginal community.
There were at one time about 100 people living at Cullacabardee.(Supplied)
Two brick houses on a cul-de-sac in a small community in Perth.
Thirty homes were built at the site, with much of the public housing since demolished.(Supplied)

A wooden sign for the Cullacabardee village.
Political attitudes towards Aboriginal housing have shifted over the years.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Aboriginal artwork on the side of a brick building.
Cullacabardee was built in the 1970s.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark t shirt raking leaves outside a house.
Ms Lewis said there are just five homes left in the community.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark t shirt raking leaves outside a house.
Ms Lewis said there was once about 100 people living at Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)
Julie Lewis in a dark t shirt sitting in a chair outside a house with her arms crossed
Ms Lewis wonders where the residents will go if Cullacabardee closes.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

A rusted car and other rubbish at a landfill site.
Cullacabardee is the oldest and last remaining Aboriginal community in metropolitan Perth.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark t shirt standing next to a burnt out car and other landfill.
Residents are concerned about the extent of asbestos contamination at Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark shirt standing in front of a gate with an asbestos warning sign.
Ms Lewis said parts of Cullacabardee were fenced off eight years ago.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark shirt walking on a path surrounded by trees.
Cullacabardee falls within the territory of the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

Julie Lewis in a dark shirt working in a kitchen decorated in Aboriginal art.
Ms Lewis said residents should have a say about the future of Cullacabardee.(ABC News: Jon Daly)

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