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Boyup Brook, Western Australia
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Boyup Brook is a town in the south-west of Western Australia, 269 kilometres (167 mi) south-southeast of Perth and 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bridgetown. The town lies on Kaniyang land within the Noongar nation.[2]
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Coordinates | 33.834°S 116.388°E / -33.834; 116.388 |
Population | 540 (UCL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1900 |
Postcode(s) | 6244 |
Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
Area | 211.8 km2 (81.8 sq mi) |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook |
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
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The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" (large granite outcrops common in the area) or "place of big smoke" (from burning the many surrounding grass trees).[3][4]
The town's economy is primarily agricultural. It is a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[5]