Burekup, Western Australia

Burekup
Town
Burekup
Coordinates: 33°19′0″S115°48′0″E / 33.31667°S 115.80000°E / -33.31667; 115.80000
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA(s)	Shire of Dardanup
Location	167 km (104 mi) south of Perth 6 km (3.7 mi) south west of Brunswick Junction 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Bunbury
Established	1973
Government
•  State electorate(s)	Collie-Preston
•  Federal division(s)	Forrest
Area
• Total	40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population
• Total(s)	591 (UCL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6227
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Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway in the South West region of Western Australia.

The town is built on the Collie River and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra-Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as Boorekup. Following a request from the Shire of Dardanup, the town was gazetted in 1973. ^[2]

Burekup is located on the traditional land of the Noongar people. ^{[3] [4]} Boorekup is the Aboriginal Australian name for a wildflower that grows in the area. ^[2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burekup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
2. "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
3. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
4. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 17 July 2024.