Burekup, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

33°19′0″S 115°48′0″E / 33.31667°S 115.80000°E / -33.31667; 115.80000Population591 (UCL 2021)^[1]Established1973Postcode(s)6227Elevation23 m (75 ft)Area40.5 km² (15.6 sq mi)Location

167 km (104 mi) south of Perth
6 km (4 mi) south west of Brunswick Junction
16 km (10 mi) east of Bunbury

LGA(s)Shire of DardanupState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Localities around Burekup:
Roelands	Roelands	Roelands
Waterloo	Burekup	Roelands
Waterloo	Henty	Wellington Forest

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 and the Shire of Dardanup are located on the traditional land of the Noongar people.^[3]^[4] "Burekup" is the Indigenous Australian name for a wildflower that grows in the area.

References

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