Buckingham zoning & planning overlays
A median lot of 13,578 ha, zoned Rural. Palatial by name, enormous by size.
Things you won't regret: spending $9 to know the lot before you commit.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Buckingham
(Boulia Shire, QLD) - 1060.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1060.36 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Buckingham's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Buckingham at a glance
Schools in and near Buckingham
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 31.91 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 127.96 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Buckingham address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Buckingham is zoned
Selling in Buckingham? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 1060.36 km², Buckingham is relatively unconstrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 135,783,097 m² across 5 parcels.
Buckingham data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Buckingham address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Buckingham lot.
Buckingham planning - frequently asked
Is Buckingham flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Buckingham, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Boulia Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Buckingham bushfire-prone?
Around 7% of Buckingham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Boulia Shire average of 9%.
What is the zoning in Buckingham?
The dominant planning zone in Buckingham is Rural.
Does Buckingham have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Buckingham.
What is the typical lot size in Buckingham?
Across 5 surveyed parcels in Buckingham, the median lot size is about 135,783,097 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgina | 39.8 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Waverley | 59.2 km | Not mapped | 22% |
| Warenda | 95.6 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Carrandotta | 102.1 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Boulia | 104.0 km | 17% | 15% |
| Wills | 116.9 km | 0% | 6% |
| Amaroo | 118.0 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Piturie | 123.8 km | 1% | 4% |
| Toko | 124.6 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Spreadborough Mount Isa City |
149.4 km | 22% | 45% |