Buckland Park, South Australia
| Buckland Park Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°41′02″S 138°30′43″E / 34.68382°S 138.51192°ECoordinates: 34°41′02″S 138°30′43″E / 34.68382°S 138.51192°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5120 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) N of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Playford | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Taylor | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield[1] | ||||||||||||
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Buckland Park is a suburb on the rural outskirts of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Port Wakefield Road, the main highway taking traffic to the north of 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.[2] Buckland Park is the site of the Adelaide region weather radar.[3] Market gardening is the main activity as the soil is predominantly on the flood plain of the lower Gawler River. 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.[4]
References
- ↑ "Federal electoral division of Wakefield" (PDF). ustralian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Placename Details: Buckland Park". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0010284. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "South Australia Information - Adelaide (Buckland Park)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Sarah Martin (5 February 2010). "SA Government approves new suburb at Buckland Park". Adelaide Now. News Ltd. Retrieved 2 January 2015.