Buckland Park, South Australia

Buckland Park is a suburb on the northern rural outskirts of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Port Wakefield Road, the main highway north from Adelaide, passes the eastern boundary. The northern boundary is the Gawler River, and the western side is Gulf St Vincent. Buckland Park is named after an early pioneer homestead in the area.[1]

For the gardens in Oxfordshire, England, see Buckland House.

Buckland Park
Adelaide, South Australia
Street in Buckland Park
Buckland Park
Coordinates34.68382°S 138.51192°E / -34.68382; 138.51192
Postcode(s)5120
Location30 km (19 mi) N of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)City of Playford
State electorate(s)Taylor
Federal Division(s)Spence
Suburbs around Buckland Park:
Port Gawler Two Wells Virginia
Gulf St Vincent Buckland Park Virginia
St Kilda Waterloo Corner

Industry

Market gardening is the main activity as the soil is predominantly on the flood plain of the lower Gawler River. Buckland Park is the site of the Adelaide region weather radar.[2]

Housing development
Street in Buckland Park

Walker Corporation proposes to develop a large housing development in the area with up to 33,000 residents by 2036, however some critics are concerned about the isolation from the rest of Adelaide and the threat of flooding.[3] The project was first supported by the state government in 2007. In 2019, the approval was extended again, with a requirement to commence substantial work on the site by October 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Placename Details: Buckland Park". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0010284. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "South Australia Information - Adelaide (Buckland Park)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. Sarah Martin (5 February 2010). "SA Government approves new suburb at Buckland Park". The Advertiser. News Ltd. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. Washington, David (11 April 2019). "Walker's Buckland Park housing development given three-year extension". InDaily. Retrieved 24 December 2020.}


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