A group of foreign nationals has been found near a remote Indigenous community in northern Australia after arriving on a boat.
The six men who are believed to be Chinese nationals were discovered near Kalumburu in Western Australia's Kimberley region, police said on Thursday.
An off-duty police officer found two of the men on Monday about 12km north of the community.
"It was established the men had arrived in Australia via an unknown vessel, as part of a group," a police spokeswoman said.
A police search on Tuesday located the other four men near the community of about 400 people, which is about 300km northwest of Kununurra.
The men are Chinese nationals, AAP has been told by a Kalumburu local speaking on condition of anonymity.
"They were well dressed," they said.
A seventh man, also believed to be of Chinese descent, drove to the community and it is believed he may have been there to collect the men if the authorities had not found them.
The men were taken to the Kalumburu Multi-Functional Police Facility for medical assessment and later detained by Australian Border Force.
Previously a Catholic mission, Kalumburu is the most remote permanent settlement in WA and is only accessible by water, air or an unsealed road that is often cut in the wet season.
The Australian Border Force said it did not comment on operational matters.
