ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪstˈæblɪʃt nˈuː mæpˈuːn tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ɹˈɛzᵻdənts fɹʌm mæpˈuːn mˈɪʃən, sˌʌm ʌv hˈuːm ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐn ˈɔfɚ tə ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪt ðɛɹ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌv mæpˈuːn mˈɪʃən ˈoʊld mæpˈuːn ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
The government established New Mapoon to accommodate residents from Mapoon Mission, some of whom accepted an offer to relocate there following the closure of Mapoon Mission (Old Mapoon) in July 1963.