Buntiara is a Parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales. [1] It is between Milparinka, New South Wales and Wilcannia and west of Wanaaring.
The main economic activity of the parish is agriculture, with the Ardoo and the Salisbury Downs Station. [2] the parish is at 29°58′45″S 143°47′30″E.
The Parish is in the traditional lands of the Bandjigali and Karenggapa people. The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area.
The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). [3] A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in nearby Wanaaring in July 1997. [4]
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