Buckingham, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Buckingham
State:qld
Coordinates:-22.2757°N 139.4389°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4825
Area:1059.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:75.3
Dir1:N
Location1:Boulia
Dist2:228
Dir2:S
Location2:Mount Isa
Dist3:438
Dir3:W
Location3:Winton
Dist4:1795
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Boulia
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Dajarra
Near-Ne:Selwyn
Near-E:Warenda
Near-Se:Warenda
Near-S:Georgina
Near-Sw:Georgina
Near-W:Waverley
Near-Nw:Waverley

Buckingham is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Buckingham had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Buckingham is in the Channel Country. Wills Creek and Makbut Creek pass through the north-east of the locality from the north (Dajarra) to the east (Warenda). All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin, and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[2]

The Boulia Mount Isa Highway passes through the locality from the north (Dajarra) to the south (Georgina).

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the, Buckingham had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Buckingham had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Buckingham. The nearest primary schools are in Dajarra and Boulia. The nearest secondary schools are located in Mount Isa and Winton and are both too far for a daily commute. The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities.[3] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Channel Country. FitzSimons. Trish. 2010. Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815054953/https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/channel-country. 15 August 2019. live. 15 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Residential Campus. 2015. Spinifex State College. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815073816/https://spinifexsc.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/Policies%20and%20Procedures/residential-prospectus-2015.pdf. 15 August 2019. live. 15 August 2019.