Buckland Park, South Australia

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Buckland Park
Adelaide,  South Australia
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Buckland Park
Buckland Park, South Australia
Coordinates 34°41′02″S138°30′43″E / 34.68382°S 138.51192°E / -34.68382; 138.51192 Coordinates: 34°41′02″S138°30′43″E / 34.68382°S 138.51192°E / -34.68382; 138.51192
Population99 (SAL 2021) [1]
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 Riverlea Park
Gulf St Vincent Buckland Park Virginia
St Kilda Waterloo Corner

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. [2]

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Street in Buckland Park

Industry

Market gardening is the main activity as the soil is predominantly on the flood plain of the lower Gawler River. Buckland Park one of the sites of the Adelaide region weather radar. [3]

Housing development

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Construction of Riverlea Masterplanned Community in Buckland Park
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Groundbreaking event at the Riverlea Masterplanned Community

There is some construction taking place here. [4] Walker Corporation proposed 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. [5] [6] [7] [8] 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. [9] Construction on the development officially began on 26 February 2021, with the first land settlements anticipated to occur by the end of September 2021. [10]

On 24 February 2022, the urban development was cut out of the rural locality and named Riverlea Park. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckland Park (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "South Australia Information - Adelaide (Buckland Park)". Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "New 15,000-home city for Adelaide's north". Archived from the original on 30 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Sarah Martin (5 February 2010). "SA Government approves new suburb at Buckland Park". The Advertiser . News Ltd. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Henson, Elizabeth Adelaide planning expert says superstorm proved why $2 billion satellite suburb should not go ahead at Buckland Park The Advertiser, 8 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Buckland Park housing plan faces flood risk, locals and Adelaide planning expert warn ABC News, 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Walker Corporation pushes ahead with project to build new suburb at Buckland Park ABC News, 26 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Washington, David (11 April 2019). "Walker's Buckland Park housing development given three-year extension". InDaily . Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Chapman, Vickie. "Jobs boom in Adelaide's north as work starts on major new housing development". Steven Marshall Premier of South Australia (Press release). Government of South Australia . Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  11. ↑ City of Playford (24 February 2022). "WELCOME TO RIVERLEA PARK" . Retrieved 24 February 2022– via Facebook.


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