Bucca flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bucca
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 188.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
188.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bucca's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bucca at a glance
Schools in and near Bucca
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.87 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.82 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Bucca is zoned
Selling in Bucca? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 188.1 km², Bucca is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 99,994 m² across 611 parcels.
Who lives in Bucca
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bucca suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 889, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bucca's 1,063 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bucca. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bucca itself.
7,031 in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Bucca data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Bucca address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bucca lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bucca planning - frequently asked
Is Bucca flood-prone?
About 58% of Bucca falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Bucca bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of Bucca is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Bucca?
The dominant planning zone in Bucca is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Community facilities.
Does Bucca have heritage-listed places?
Bucca has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bucca?
Across 611 surveyed parcels in Bucca, the median lot size is about 99,994 m². There are also 102 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bucca?
At the 2021 Census Bucca had 1,063 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Bucca, went from 7,031 people in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Bucca an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bucca scores 889 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bucca?
Median household income in Bucca was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,213 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kolan | 9.9 km | 68% | 62% |
| Abbotsford | 11.1 km | 34% | 89% |
| Bullyard | 11.6 km | 51% | 75% |
| Avondale | 11.6 km | 62% | 68% |
| Moorland | 14.2 km | 59% | 54% |
| Sharon | 14.2 km | 77% | 52% |
| Givelda | 14.4 km | 83% | 56% |
| Meadowvale | 15.0 km | 55% | 44% |
| Maroondan | 15.0 km | 49% | 82% |
| South Bingera | 15.2 km | 82% | 71% |