Bucasia
QLD 4750 · Mackay
4,915 (2021) → 5,263 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bucasia is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4750, about 816km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bucasia are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Bucasia has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.33%), England (3.36%), South Africa (1.53%), Philippines (0.71%), Scotland (0.35%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.73%), German (0.33%), Tagalog (0.31%), Japan (0.2%), Indonesian (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mackay local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 969 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bucasia State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 961
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1028
- Eimeo Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 942
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 964
- MacKillop Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.4kmICSEA 995
- Beaconsfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 933
- Andergrove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 881
- Mackay District Special SchoolCombined · Government · 7kmICSEA 939
- Pioneer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 893
- Carlisle Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 987
- Whitsunday Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.6kmICSEA 1101
- Slade Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 845
- Northview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 1005
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Childcare desert
Very limited childcare services in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for childcare.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Bucasia
Is Bucasia safe?
Bucasia has a residential safety score of 76/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bucasia from Brisbane CBD?
Bucasia is about 816.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Bucasia?
Bucasia has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 961 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bucasia?
Bucasia has a transport score of 0/100.