The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Wurundjeri language group, in the Kulin alliance.

They historically occupied the Birrarung (Yarra River) Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne.

Before European settlement, they live as all people of the Kulin nation live, on the land, predominantly as hunters and gatherers, for tens of thousands of years.

Seasonal changes in the weather, availability of foods and other factors determine where campsites are located, many near the Birrarung and its tributaries.

Wurundjeri people speak the Woiwurrung language.

Wurundjeri refers to the people who occupy one tribal territory, while Woiwurrung refers to the language group shared by the other tribal territory groups and clans within the Woiwurrung territory.

Some tribes in this territory are Gunung Willam Balluk, Kurung Jang Balluk, Marin Balluk and others.

The Woiwurrung people's territory extendsfrom north of the Great Dividing Range, east to Mount Baw Baw, south to Mordialloc Creek and west to Werribee River.

Their lands border  the Gunai/Kurnai people to the east in Gippsland, the Bunurong people to the south on the Mornington Peninsula, and the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurong to the north.

Wurundjeri people take their name from the word wurun meaning Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) which is common along Birrarung, and djeri, a grub found in the tree.

The Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council is established in 1985 by descendants of the Wurundjeri people.