Located in the corner country of western Queensland, the remote community becomes a hive of activity for a week as people make their way to the speck on the map that becomes home to more than 7000 people for one week of the year.

From tracking north through South Australia, chartering planes south from Darwin of tackling dirt tracks inland from the eastern side of Queensland, the trek to Birdsville is a bucket list adventure.

Here’s how this year’s races panned out on social media.