Bucca vs South Kolan

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bucca: a median of $695,000, against $628,000 in South Kolan, though rent is higher in South Kolan.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bucca carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 39/100)
  • South Kolan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

South Kolan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($288,500 vs $385,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($627,500 vs $695,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

South Kolan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 254 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (350.1 km vs 362 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bucca carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 39/100)
  • South Kolan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Bucca and South Kolan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bucca South Kolan
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bucca South Kolan
Walkability 0 / 13
Bucca — Walkability: 0/100 South Kolan — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 85 / 61
Bucca — Safety: 85/100 South Kolan — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bucca — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Kolan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Kolan has higher household incomes ($77,324 vs $66,612); Bucca skews older (47 vs 45).

Bucca South Kolan
Population 1,063 1,258
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% —
Median age 47 45
Median household income $66,612/yr $77,324/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $280/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bucca South Kolan
0-4 3.5% / 3.3%
Bucca — 0-4: 3.5% South Kolan — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 13.0% / 12.6%
Bucca — 5-14: 13.0% South Kolan — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.9% / 7.1%
Bucca — 15-19: 4.9% South Kolan — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.5% / 3.3%
Bucca — 20-24: 5.5% South Kolan — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.4% / 10.9%
Bucca — 25-34: 9.4% South Kolan — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.4% / 12.4%
Bucca — 35-44: 10.4% South Kolan — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.9% / 13.1%
Bucca — 45-54: 15.9% South Kolan — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 18.7% / 16.8%
Bucca — 55-64: 18.7% South Kolan — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 13.6% / 12.6%
Bucca — 65-74: 13.6% South Kolan — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 4.2% / 6.2%
Bucca — 75-84: 4.2% South Kolan — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.1%
Bucca — 85+: 1.3% South Kolan — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bucca 52.1% couple families
Bucca — Couple Families: 52.1% Bucca — Lone Person: 29.0% Bucca — One Parent Families: 14.7% Bucca — Group Household: 4.1% Bucca — Other Families: 0.0%
South Kolan 46.5% couple families
South Kolan — Couple Families: 46.5% South Kolan — Lone Person: 28.7% South Kolan — One Parent Families: 18.5% South Kolan — Group Household: 4.7% South Kolan — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 8.8% renting
Bucca — Owned Outright: 45.5% Bucca — Mortgage: 45.8% Bucca — Renting: 8.8%
South Kolan 12.5% renting
South Kolan — Owned Outright: 43.3% South Kolan — Mortgage: 44.2% South Kolan — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bucca South Kolan
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 19.6%
Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% South Kolan — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.6%
Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% South Kolan — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 4.5%
Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% South Kolan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.3%
Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% South Kolan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 0.9%
Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% South Kolan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bucca South Kolan
England 3.4% / 2.6%
Bucca — England: 3.4% South Kolan — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / 0.6%
Bucca — New Zealand: 2.4% South Kolan — New Zealand: 0.6%
Thailand 0.5% / 1.4%
Bucca — Thailand: 0.5% South Kolan — Thailand: 1.4%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Bucca — Scotland: 1.3% South Kolan — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / 0.3%
Bucca — Germany: 0.9% South Kolan — Germany: 0.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.3%
Bucca — South Africa: 0.4% South Kolan — South Africa: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Bucca — Philippines: not among its largest South Kolan — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bucca 98.9% houses
Bucca — Houses: 98.9% Bucca — Townhouses: 2.3% Bucca — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Kolan 97.5% houses
South Kolan — Houses: 97.5% South Kolan — Townhouses: 0.9% South Kolan — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bucca South Kolan
Median house price $695,000 $627,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $385,000 $288,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 5 sales
 46 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Bucca South Kolan
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bucca South Kolan
Houses — 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bucca South Kolan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of QLD

Liveability

South Kolan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bucca South Kolan
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 46/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

South Kolan carries more crime risk (39 vs 15).

Bucca South Kolan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bucca South Kolan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bucca

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in South Kolan

  • Kolan South State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bucca South Kolan
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 10 11

Mobility

Bucca sits further from the CBD (362 km vs 350.1 km).

Bucca South Kolan
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 362 km
+3% vs other
 350.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 244 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bucca South Kolan
Car (driver) 82.7% / 74.1%
Bucca — Car (driver): 82.7% South Kolan — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 12.0%
Bucca — Worked from Home: 12.1% South Kolan — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 7.5%
Bucca — Car (passenger): 4.0% South Kolan — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 1.2% / 5.4%
Bucca — Walked Only: 1.2% South Kolan — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus — / 1.0%
Bucca — Bus: not among its largest South Kolan — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Bucca South Kolan
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 25.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bucca South Kolan
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
439 premises
 0%
509 premises

Climate

Bucca South Kolan
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bucca South Kolan
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bucca South Kolan
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Bucca South Kolan
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bucca South Kolan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bucca

Rural

South Kolan

Affordable Quiet River Rural

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