Buckingham Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Panorama of the Premier coal mine from the Coalfields mine lookout | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°21′S 116°20′E / 33.35°S 116.34°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 27 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Collie | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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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]