Bucca

Bucca is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

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 (24.8667°S 152.1000°E? / -24.8667; 152.1000? (Kolan, Queensland)).

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 (24.8802°S 152.0839°E? / -24.8802; 152.0839? (Bucca State School (former))).The Invicta Sugar Mill was originally located in Bucca near the Kolan River. In 1919 it wasrelocated to Giru in the Shire of Burdekin where it continues to operate under the same name.In the 2016 census, Bucca had a population of 1,027 people.