The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of

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on the northern urban fringe of the capital,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, and south of the

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. 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. It is in the northern part of the County of St ...

and

Shire of Pine Rivers The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it ...

to form the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shi ...

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 ar ...

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 Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

, which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the

, 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

Suburbs and towns

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

Caboolture South Caboolture South is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Caboolture South had a population of 5,300 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north and west by the Caboolture River and to the east by Cundo ...

* Deception Bay *

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* Elimbah * Godwin Beach * Meldale * Moodlu * Morayfield * Narangba * Ningi *

Sandstone Point Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people. Geography Sandstone Point is approximately north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribi ...

Toorbul Toorbul is a coastal town and a locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toorbul had a population of 930 people. Geography Toorbul is north of Brisbane. Toorbul is bounded on the east by Pumicestone Channel which se ...

* Upper Caboolture Inland Caboolture region: * Bellthorpe *

Booroobin Booroobin is a locality split between the Moreton Bay Region and the Sunshine Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.- In the , Booroobin had a population of 260. Geography Booroobin is the source of the Stanley River and the Mary River. A ...

* Bracalba * Campbells Pocket *

Cedarton Cedarton is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cedarton had a population of 118 people. Geography The Stanley River forms the southern and part of the eastern boundary of Cedarton. Kilcoy–Beerwah Ro ...

* Commissioners Flat * D'Aguilar * Delaneys Creek * Moorina * Mount Delaney *

Mount Mee Mount Mee is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Mee had a population of 484 people. Geography Mount Mee (also known as Bonnie Knob) is a mountain, located north of the town of Dayboro, in ...

* Neurum *

Rocksberg Rocksberg is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rocksberg had a population of 300 people. In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating f ...

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Stony Creek Stony Creek may refer to the following waterways or communities: Waterways Australia * Stony Creek, a tributary of the Allyn River, in the Hunter region of New South Wales * Stony Creek, a tributary of the Brogo River, in the South Coast region o ...

* Wamuran * 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 i ...

: *

Banksia Beach Banksia Beach is a town and suburb on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people. Geography Banksia Beach is on the eastern coast of Bribie Island, sep ...

* Bellara * Bongaree * Bribie Island NP *

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* White Patch * Woorim

Population

Chairmen and mayors

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

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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