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Buccan

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Logan City Council QLD, PO Box 3226, Buccan, QLD 4207
07 3412 3412

Description

Buccan is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.

Buccan is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Buccan had a population of 1,818 people.

History

Early European settlers in Buccan were James Williamson and his brother-in-law Mr A. Fraser who selected land south of Bethania in about 1863. They attempted to grow cotton but had problems with bollworm. However, sugar cane was successfully grown in the district. One of the largest sugar cane plantations in the area was on the land which is Newstead Park today (beside the Logan River). Dairying was also an important farm industry.Buccan railway station (27.7517°S 153.1253°E? / -27.7517; 153.1253? (Bucca railway station)) was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert. The line opened on 21 September 1885.Once part of the Shire of Beaudesert, Buccan became part of Logan City in the local government amalgamations of 2008.In the 2011 census, Buccan had a population of 1,575 people.In the 2016 census Buccan had a population of 1,818 people.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 18.209 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 38 m

Population number: 1,818

Local Government Area: Logan City Council

Location

Logan City Council QLD, PO Box 3226, Buccan, QLD 4207

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Buccan, Queensland

Buccan - Localista

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