Dulacca

Dulacca is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Dulacca is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Dulacca had a population of 191 people.

The name Dulacca is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word doolucah meaning emu nest.Dulacca Post Office opened on 3 March 1879.Dulacca State School opened on 1 March 1909.The Dulacca Presbyterian Church opened in 1910, constructed from local cypress pine. After its closure the property passed into private hands. In 1977 the church building was donated and relocated to the Miles Historical Village on the condition was not used for church services.Rainville State School opened on 29 April 1912 but closed in 1917 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1918 but closed again on 25 February 1921. On 6 April 1925 it reopened as Dulucca South State School but closed in 1930 before reopening again in 1933. It closed permanently on 30 December 1946.Dulacca North State School opened on 28 January 1919, closing in 1936 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1941 and closed permanently in 1953.The Dulacca War Memorial was dedicated on 3 December 1921.

On 11 November 1951 the Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba Joseph Basil Roper blessed and opened the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.St James The Less Anglican church was dedicated on 24 May 1958 by the Right Revd. David Hand, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of New Guinea. It was at 5 Temple Street (26.6430°S 149.7620°E? / -26.6430; 149.7620? (St James the Less Anglican Church (former))). Its closure on 29 August 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables. It was sold into private ownership for $27,500in April 2018.At the 2011 census Dulacca had a population of 249.In the 2016 census the locality of Dulacca had a population of 191 people.