 In 1947 the Australian Baptist Home Mission was established there.By 1955 many of the Aboriginal people had settled in the town.Today, some of the services and facilities available in Yuendumu include three community stores, Yuendumu Mediation Centre, 
school, airstrip, swimming pool, the Warlukurlangu art centre, an Aboriginal media organisation (PAW Media), a church, an elderly people's program, women's centre and safe house.