Bucca, Queensland

Not to be confused with Buccan, Queensland or South Kolan.

Bucca Queensland
File:Bucca Crossing, Burnett River, Cane carts bound for Invicta Mill, 1919.jpg Bucca Crossing of the Kolan River, Cane carts bound for Invicta Mill, 1919
Coordinates
Population	1,027 (2016 census)
• Density	5.460/km2 (14.141/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4670
Area	188.1 km2 (72.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	31.1 km (19 mi) W of Bundaberg CBD 366 km (227 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett Callide
Federal Division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Bucca: Abbotsford Yandaran Avondale Moorland Monduran Damascus Bucca Meadowvale Bullyard Bungadoo South Kolan

Bucca is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bucca had a population of 1,027 people. The neighbourhood of Kolan is within the locality ().

Geography

The Kolan River flows through the locality entering along its south-west boundary with Monduran, Damascus and Bullyard and exiting the locality on its north-east boundary with Avondale and Moorland. Bucca Crossing was a ford across the river at .

The district once known as North Kolan (or Kolan North) spans Bucca and neighbouring Moorland to the north.

The land is used for cropping, particularly sugarcane on the river flats, and grazing on native vegetation.

History

File:Bucca Tornado.jpg

The Bucca Tornado on 29 November 1992.

Kolan takes its name from the pastoral run which in turn takes its name from the Kabi language, kalang meaning good.

In 1887, 69,300 acres (28,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Kolan pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.

Bucca Crossing Provisional School opened on 26 August 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Bucca State School. It closed on 17 October 1964. It was located at 172 South Bucca Road ().

The Invicta Sugar Mill was originally located in Bucca near the Kolan River. In 1919, it was relocated to Giru in the Shire of Burdekin where it continues to operate under the same name.

On 29 November 1992, a violent tornado damaged and destroyed multiple homes, with some being flattened to the ground. While this tornado is officially rated F4 on the Fujita scale, Jeff Callaghan, a retired senior severe weather forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology said “the Bucca tornado was rated a F4 or possibly an F5.” Although the most violent Australian tornado with an official rating, the tornado did not kill or seriously injure anyone.

In the 2016 census, Bucca had a population of 1,027 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bucca. The nearest primary schools are in Bullyard, South Kolan, Gooburrum, Avondale and Yandaran. The nearest secondary schools are in Gin Gin and Bundaberg North.