Bucca, Queensland

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

Bucca Queensland
Bucca Crossing of the Kolan River, Cane carts bound for Invicta Mill, 1919
Bucca
Coordinates	24°51′45″S152°06′03″E / 24.8625°S 152.1008°E / -24.8625; 152.1008 (Bucca (centre of locality))
Population	1,063 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	5.651/km2 (14.637/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. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Bucca had a population of 1,063 people. ^[1]

The neighbourhood of Kolan is within the locality ( 24°52′00″S152°06′00″E / 24.8667°S 152.1000°E / -24.8667; 152.1000 (Kolan, Queensland) ). ^[3]

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. ^[4] Bucca Crossing was a ford across the river at 24°51′39″S152°05′41″E / 24.8608°S 152.0946°E / -24.8608; 152.0946 (Bucca Crossing) . ^[5]

The district once known as North Kolan (or Kolan North) spans Bucca and neighbouring Moorland to the north. ^{[6] [7]}

The land is used for cropping, particularly sugarcane on the river flats, and grazing on native vegetation. ^[4]

History

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. ^[3]

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. ^[8]

Bucca Crossing Provisional School opened on 26 August 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Bucca State School. It closed on 17 October 1964. ^[9] It was located at 172 South Bucca Road ( 24°52′49″S152°05′02″E / 24.8802°S 152.0839°E / -24.8802; 152.0839 (Bucca State School (former)) ). ^{[10] [11] [4]}

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. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

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.” ^[15] Although the most violent Australian tornado with an official rating, the tornado did not kill or seriously injure anyone. ^[16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bucca had a population of 1,027 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, Bucca had a population of 1,063 people. ^[1]

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. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bucca (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
2. "Bucca – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47125)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Kolan – unbounded locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 18388)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "Bucca Crossing – ford in the Bundaberg Region (entry 4861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 February 2020.
6. "North Kolan – parish in Bundaberg Region (entry 24671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. "Kolan North – unbounded locality in the Bundaberg Region (entry 18389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020– via Trove.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
11. "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
12. "Invicta Mill Site and Tram Tracks" (PDF). Bundaberg Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
13. "History". Australian Sugar Cane Railway. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
14. "THE INVICTA MILL". The Bundaberg Mail . Queensland, Australia. 15 March 1919. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2020– via Trove.
15. Callaghan, Jeff. "CASE STUDY: Severe Thunder Storms and Bucca Tornado, 29th November 1992" (PDF). Harden Up. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
16. "23 September 2003: Australian thunderstorm climatology". CAWCR. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bucca (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

• "Bucca". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.