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Burakin, Western Australia - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 30°31′26″S 117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°E

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Burakin Western Australia
Dowerin-Kalannie Road, Burakin, 2014
Burakin

Coordinates	30°31′26″S 117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°E / -30.524; 117.173
Population	30 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Established	1928
Postcode(s)	6467
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Area	342.5 km² (132.2 sq mi)
Location	242 km (150 mi) NNE of Perth 45 km (28 mi) NW of Koorda
LGA(s)	Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal division(s)	Durack

Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The townsite was gazetted in 1928.^[2] The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning, and was suggested by the Wongan Hills Road Board in 1927. The original spelling was to have been Borrikin.^[3]

Railways

Burakin is the junction for the Amery to Kalannie railway line and the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April 1931.^[4] Despite aspirations for the railway in the 1930s.^[5] services between Beacon and Bonnie Rock were under threat of suspension in 1953,^[6]^[7] and closed in the same year.^[8]

Earthquakes

In 2000 and 2001 Burakin was the epicentre of a series of earthquakes,^[9]^[10]^[11] now known as the Burakin Swarm – a significant series of seismographic events that are considered important in understanding the South West Seismic Zone.^[12]^[13]^[14]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burakin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1929), Townsite of Burakin, Ninghan District, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 21 August 2022
^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
^ Rails through the Wodjil Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1999 pp3-9
^ "BURAKIN". The Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate. Vol. 3, no. 16. Western Australia. 5 April 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Burakin -- Bonnie Rock Railway". The Farmers' Weekly. Vol. 7, no. 320. Western Australia. 24 September 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Minister Investigation Burakin-Bonnie Rock Railway". The Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate. Vol. XXIV, no. 12. Western Australia. 15 October 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BURAKIN-BONNIE ROCK". The Farmers' Weekly. Vol. 7, no. 327. Western Australia. 12 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Third quake in six months hits Burakin.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 004, 6 March 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
^ "Researchers surf seismic wave.(Features)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 032, 10 April 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
^ "Quakeville builds to something big.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 001, 2 April 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
^ "UWA Seismic Events in WA – Burakin Swarm". 2005. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^ Australia. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (30 June 2002), "Geoscience Australia (30 June 2002)", Annual Report (539 of 2002), Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources: 199, ISSN 1443-8267
^ "Shaking spot quakes way to seismic record", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008364i9825, 30 December 2001, ISSN 1320-6680

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Towns in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Avon Sub-Region

Shire of Beverley	Beverley Mount Kokeby West Dale
Shire of Cunderdin	Cunderdin Meckering Youndegin
Shire of Dowerin	Amery Dowerin Ejanding Manmanning Minnivale
Shire of Goomalling	Goomalling Jennacubbine Wongamine
Shire of Northam	Bakers Hill Clackline Copley Grass Valley Irishtown Jennapullin Meenaar Mokine Northam Spencers Brook Wundowie
Shire of Quairading	Badjaling Balkuling Dangin Pantapin Quairading Yoting
Shire of Tammin	Bungulla North Tammin Tammin South Tammin Yorkrakine
Shire of Toodyay	Bailup Bejoording Coondle Morangup Toodyay West Toodyay
Shire of Wyalkatchem	Benjaberring Cowcowing Korrelocking Wyalkatchem
Shire of York	Cold Harbour Greenhills Gwambygine Mount Hardey York

Central Coast Sub-Region

Shire of Chittering	Bindoon Chittering Lower Chittering Mooliabeenee Muchea Wannamal
Shire of Dandaragan	Badgingarra Cataby Cervantes Cooljarloo Dandaragan Grey Jurien Bay Mimegarra Nambung Regans Ford Wedge Island
Shire of Gingin	Beermullah Caraban Gabbadah Gingin Guilderton Karakin Lancelin Ledge Point Moore River Neergabby Nilgen Seabird Wilbinga Woodridge

Central East Sub-Region

Shire of Bruce Rock	Ardath Babakin Belka Bruce Rock Erikin Kwolyin Shackleton
Shire of Kellerberrin	Baandee Doodlakine Kellerberrin
Shire of Kondinin	Bendering Hyden Karlgarin Kondinin
Shire of Koorda	Koorda Kulja
Shire of Merredin	Booraan Burracoppin Hines Hill Korbel Merredin Muntadgin Nangeenan Nokaning Nukarni
Shire of Mount Marshall	Beacon Bencubbin Gabbin Welbungin Wialki*
Shire of Mukinbudin	Barbalin Bonnie Rock Lake Brown Mukinbudin Wialki*
Shire of Narembeen	Mount Walker Narembeen South Kumminin
Shire of Nungarin	Campion Chandler Elabbin Kwelkan Nungarin
Shire of Trayning	Kununoppin Trayning Yelbeni
Shire of Westonia	Carrabin Walgoolan Westonia
Shire of Yilgarn	Bodallin Bullfinch Ghouli Koolyanobbing Marvel Loch Moorine Rock Mount Holland Mount Jackson Mount Palmer Noongar Southern Cross Yellowdine Yerbillon

Central Midlands Sub-Region

Shire of Dalwallinu	Buntine Dalwallinu Kalannie Pithara Wubin Xantippe
Shire of Moora	Bindi Bindi Coomberdale Koojan Miling Moora Walebing Watheroo
Shire of Victoria Plains	Bolgart Calingiri Mogumber New Norcia Piawaning Yerecoin
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu	Ballidu Burakin Cadoux Kondut Kokardine Wongan Hills

Wheatbelt South Sub-Region

Shire of Brookton	Aldersyde Brookton Jelcobine Kweda Nalya
Shire of Corrigin	Bilbarin Bullaring Bulyee Corrigin Kunjin
Shire of Cuballing	Cuballing Popanyinning Yornaning
Shire of Dumbleyung	Dongolocking Dumbleyung Kukerin Merilup Moulyinning Nippering Tarin Rock
Shire of Kulin	Dudinin Holt Rock Jitarning Kulin Pingaring
Shire of Lake Grace	Beenong Lake Grace Lake King Newdegate Varley
Shire of Narrogin	Highbury Narrogin Yilliminning
Shire of Pingelly	Dattening Kulyaling Moorumbine Pingelly
Shire of Wagin	Ballaying Piesseville Wagin
Shire of Wandering	Bannister* Dwarda Gleneagle Mooterdine Mount Cooke North Bannister Wandering
Shire of West Arthur	Arthur River Boolading Bowelling Darkan Duranillin Moodiarrup
Shire of Wickepin	Harrismith Wickepin Tincurrin Yealering
Shire of Williams	Culbin Congelin Williams

Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area
Places in italics are either former settlements or settlements that do not have an official postcode

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