Buckingham, Western Australia

Buckingham
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Panorama of the Premier coal mine from the Coalfields mine lookout
Coordinates: 33°21′S116°20′E / 33.35°S 116.34°E / -33.35; 116.34
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Collie
Location	155 km (96 mi) from Perth 45 km (28 mi) from Bunbury 15 km (9.3 mi) from Collie
Government
•  State electorate	Collie-Preston
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6225
Localities around Buckingham Palmer Yourdamung Lake Williams Shotts Buckingham Williams Shotts Muja Bowelling

Buckingham is a rural locality of the Shire of Collie in the South West region of Western Australia. At the south-western edge of the locality, south of the Coalfields Highway, it borders the large coal mines of the Collie area while the remainder of the locality is predominantly forested. ^{[2] [3]}

Buckingham is located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people of the Noongar nation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The locality is home to eight heritage-listed locations, among them the former Buckingham Mill, the Muja open cut coal mine, the Buckingham Memorial Church and the Buckingham Family Residence. ^[7] The former mill and the Buckingham Family Residence date back to 1911, both belonging to the brothers Ernest and James Buckingham, who settled in the area that year. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. "Buckingham: Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
8. "Buckingham Residence". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.