Buckingham, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia

33°21′S 116°20′E / 33.35°S 116.34°E / -33.35; 116.34Population27 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6225Area70.6 km² (27.3 sq mi)Location

155 km (96 mi) from Perth
45 km (28 mi) from Bunbury
15 km (9 mi) from Collie

LGA(s)Shire of CollieState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)O'Connor

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]

The locality of Buckingham and the north-eastern part of the Shire of Collie are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people^[4]^[5] of the Noongar nation.^[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

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Buckingham: Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Buckingham Residence". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.