Buckland Park is a suburb on the northern rural outskirts of

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, the capital city of

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, the main highway north from Adelaide, passes the eastern boundary. The northern boundary is the Gawler River, and the western side is

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. Buckland Park is named after an early pioneer homestead in the area. Street in Buckland Park, left

Industry

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is the main activity as the soil is predominantly on the flood plain of the lower Gawler River. Buckland Park is one of the sites of the Adelaide region

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Housing development

There is some construction taking place here.

Walker Corporation Walker Corporation is an Australian privately-owned property development company. Most notably, Walker Corporation is responsible for the development and restoration of several significant Australian sites, including King Street Wharf, Finger ...

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. 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. Construction on the development officially began on 26 February 2021, with the first land settlements anticipated to occur by the end of September 2021. On 24 February 2022, the urban development was cut out of the rural locality and named

Riverlea Park Riverlea Park is a northern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It was created by excluding part of the suburb of Buckland Park in February 2022. The northern boundary of Riverlea Park is the Gawler River, and its eastern boundary is Port ...

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Riverlea residential development
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