About Buckley
Buckley is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire,
Victoria, Australia. Buckley was formerly
known as Laketown. In the 2011 census, Buckley,
Modewarre and Wurdiboluc combined had a
population of 569 people. In June 2014, the
Victorian Electoral Commission recorded 166
enrolled voters living in 79 properties in Buckley
itself.
Buckley today remains a small rural locality. The
Buckley Tennis and Social Club is among the last
community institutions remaining in the town. The
Erinvale Thoroughbreds stud, based on the historic
Carawartha property, is based at Buckley.