The Shire of Caboolture was a

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located in the

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n state of

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on the northern urban fringe of the capital,

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, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area of , of which approximately one-quarter was urban, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the

City of Redcliffe The City of Redcliffe is a former local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. In 2008, it was amalgamated with the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture to create Moreton Bay Region, later renamed City of Moreton Bay. It was in th ...

and

Shire of Pine Rivers The Shire of Pine Rivers was a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay, Queensland, Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a ...

to form the

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, which was renamed the

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in July 2023.

History

Caboolture Division #REDIRECT Shire of Caboolture The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area ...

was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. It was centred on

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

, which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the Sunshine Coast, but by 1890 had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890). Caboolture Division became the Shire of Caboolture on 31 March 1903 after the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' was enacted. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Caboolture merged with the

and the

to form the

, which was renamed

in July 2023.

Suburbs and towns

The Shire of Caboolture included the following suburbs: Coastal Caboolture region: * Beachmere * Bellmere * Burpengary * Burpengary East *

* Caboolture South * Deception Bay * Donnybrook * Elimbah * Godwin Beach * Meldale * Moodlu * Morayfield * Narangba * Ningi * Sandstone Point * Toorbul * Upper Caboolture Inland Caboolture region: * Bellthorpe * Booroobin * Bracalba * Campbells Pocket * Cedarton * Commissioners Flat * D'Aguilar * Delaneys Creek * Moorina * Mount Delaney *

Mount Mee Mount Mee is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Mee had a population of 519 people. Geography Mount Mee (also known as Bonnie Knob) ...

* Neurum *

Rocksberg Rocksberg is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rocksberg had a population of 277 people. In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five ...

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* Stony Creek *

Wamuran Wamuran is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,374 people. Wamuran is known for its roadside stalls selling the ...

* Wamuran Basin * Woodford

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

: * Banksia Beach * Bellara * Bongaree * Bribie Island NP * Welsby * White Patch * Woorim

Population

Chairmen and mayors

* 1881: William Pettigrew * 1927: Anders Anderson Fredin *1991–1994: Patricia Rhoda (Pat) Camilleri * 2000–2008: Joy Leishman

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Caboolture Shire
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caboolture Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1879 establishments in Australia 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008