[3] The name Doomadgee derives from Dumaji, a coastal sand dune in the traditional land of the Yukulta / Ganggalidda people.

[4] Waanyi (also known as Wanyi, Wanyee, Wanee, Waangyee, Wonyee, Garawa, and Wanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country.

The language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River, from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland, westwards towards Alexandria station, Doomadgee, and Nicholson River.

[6] "Old Doomadgee Mission" was established in 1933 by the Akehursts, a Christian Brethren family, supported by the church and Queensland's Chief Protector of Aboriginals, to house primarily Gangalidda people who had ended up living on the fringes of the Burketown township.

[4] Doomadgee's population increased greatly during the 1950s-1960s, and facilities including a store, bank, post office, rodeo ground and a bakery were established.