ɪts ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə tˈiːjˈʊŋʌndʒi, dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv ˈʌðɚ lˈoʊkəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɡɹˈuːps hˌuːz lˈændz wɜːɹ ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə mæpˈuːn ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹɪzˈɜːv ˌoʊvɚ tˈaɪm, pˈiːpəl fˈoːɹsᵻbli ɹᵻmˈuːvd tə ðə mˈɪʃən fɹʌmðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv kˌɑːɹpəntˈɛɹiə ˈɛɹiə ænd dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv sˈaʊθ sˈiː ˈaɪləndɚz bɹˈɔːt tə ðə mˈɪʃən baɪ pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz.
Its residents included the Tjungundji, descendants of other local language groups whose lands were incorporated into the Mapoon Aboriginal reserve over time, people forcibly removed to the mission from the Gulf of Carpentaria area and descendants of South Sea Islanders brought to the mission by Presbyterian missionaries.