Burekup, Western Australia
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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 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.
