Korrelocking, Western Australia

Korrelocking
Western Australia
Korrelocking
Population: 76 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1911
Postcode: 6485
Elevation: 343 m (1,125 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Wyalkatchem
State District: Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division: Durack

Korrelocking is a small town situated between Wyalkatchem and Trayning in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Korrelocking had a population of 76.[1]

During the construction of the Merredin to Dowerin railway line the government decided to establish a station in the area. The Yuragin progress association petitioned for a townsite to declared at the station.

The town was gazetted in 1911 shortly before the opening of the railway line.[2]

The name of the town is an Aboriginal word for a nearby well that had been recorded when the area had been surveyed in 1892. The meaning of the name is not known.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Korrelocking (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54406&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2011-03-20.