Buckland, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°34′02″S 147°33′34″E / 24.5672°S 147.5594°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,770.9 km2 (683.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 43 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02428/km2 (0.0629/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4722 | ||||||||||||
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Buckland is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Buckland had a population of 43 people.[1]
Buckland Creek rises in Carnarvon Park to the south-east and flows through Buckland, exiting to the north-west (Nandowrie) where it becomes a tributary of the Nogoa River.[3]
Buckland has the following mountains:
- Mount Sunday in the east of the locality (24°33′24″S 147°46′42″E / 24.5567°S 147.7783°E) rising to 780 metres (2,560 ft) above sea level[4][5]
- Racehorse Mountain in the north-east of the locality (24°29′21″S 147°41′51″E / 24.4892°S 147.6974°E) 515 metres (1,690 ft)[4][6]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing, mostly near Buckland Creek.[7]
