Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway

South Western Highway

South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the National Highway 1 network for most of its length...

 in the South West Region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The town is built on the Collie River

Collie River

The Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river was named after Dr Alexander Collie who, along with Lt. William Preston, was the first European explorer to find the river in 1829....

 and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra

Pinjarra, Western Australia

Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital, Perth and south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Pinjarra had a population of 3,279.Pinjarra is an area...

-Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as Boorekup.
Following a request from the Shire of Dardanup

Shire of Dardanup

The Shire of Dardanup is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the city of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is in Eaton in Bunbury's eastern...

, the town was gazetted in 1973.

Burekup is the Indigenous Australian name for a wildflower that grows in the area.