Boyup Brook, Western Australia
| Boyup Brook Western Australia | |
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The Boyup Brook Visitor Centre in April 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 33°50′02″S 116°23′17″E / 33.834°S 116.388°E |
| Population | 540 (UCL 2021) |
| 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 |
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.
The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool called Booyup, an Aboriginal term meaning 'place of big stones' (that is, large granite outcrops common in the area) or 'place of big smoke' (from burning the many surrounding grass trees).
The town's economy is primarily agricultural. It is a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.