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Babakin is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between the towns of Bruce Rock and Corrigin. At the 2021 census the population of Babakin was 56. Facilities in the town include a school, shop, hall and sporting facilities.

Babakin Western Australia
Main (only?) street.
Babakin
Coordinates	32.12°S 118.024°E / -32.12; 118.024
Population	56 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1914
Postcode(s)	6428
Location	235 km (146 mi) E of Perth 35 km (22 mi) SW of Bruce Rock 29 km (18 mi) NE of Corrigin
LGA(s)	Shire of Bruce Rock
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Babakin was a pastoral lease from 1873 to 1914 at this location, first taken up by C. Heal (Jnr). The name stems from a Noongar term for the dingo. The population increased with land grants given to returned servicemen after the Great War.

In 1926, Babakin joined with Ardath to field an Australian rules team in the Bruce Rock Football Association.

In 1932, the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[2]

A very rare plant species inhabits the area—the Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri).

References

• Higham, Geoffrey Where was That? an historical gazetteer of Western Australia. Geoproject Solutions, Winthrop, W.A: ISBN 0-646-44186-8.
• Lovell, Avon. Bruce Rock : a revised history Bruce Rock, W.A: Bruce Rock Shire Council, 1993. ISBN 0-646-05844-4.
  • A rare and beautiful thing. Feature on Rhizanthella gardneri – in Lovell, pp. 167–174.

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