In the 2011 census, Burringurrah had a total population of 117, including 102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The community is situated on a 45,000-hectare (110,000-acre) reserve that was excised from the Mount James pastoral lease.

The remote CMS[definition needed] had taken over the store in 2009 and had kept it running until 2011 despite closing for a short while from seasonal flooding.

[3] The 2011 floods had isolated the community for a few weeks and it was not until nearly a year later, in early 2012, that all basic services were returned to the town.

[4] The community is located within the registered area of the Wajarri Yamatji (WAD6033/98) native title claim.