Caboolture South is a

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in the

City of Moreton Bay The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Estab ...

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, Australia. In the , Caboolture South had a population of 7,539 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north and west by the

Caboolture River The Caboolture River is a small river in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features Formed by runoff from the D'Aguilar Range, the Caboolture River rises below near and flows generally east, joined by two minor tributaries and f ...

and to the east by Cundoor Creek, its tributary. The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south-east ( Morayfield) and exists to the north-east (

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 ...

). The line splits the suburb with the areas west of the line being residential areas with associated services, while the areas east of the line are used for industry and agriculture. The

Burpengary–Caboolture Road Burpengary–Caboolture Road is a continuous road route in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 60. It is a state-controlled district road (number 406), rated as a local road of regional sig ...

(Morayfield Road) runs through from south to north.

History

The name ''Caboolture'' is from the Yugarabul Aboriginal language meaning ''place of carpet snake'' which is located south of the original

township. Caboolture State School opened on 4 August 1873. In 1890 it became Caboolture South State School. In 1908 it was renamed Morayfield State School. Caboolture Special School opened in January 1980.

Demographics

In the , Caboolture South recorded a population of 4,857 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Caboolture South population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population. 77.7% of people living in Caboolture South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.9%, England 3.6%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Samoa 0.6%. 89.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Samoan, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Italian. In the , Caboolture South had a population of 5,300 people. In the , Caboolture South had a population of 7,539 people.

Education

Caboolture Special School is a

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primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at Torrens Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 250 students with 70 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent). There are no mainstream schools in Caboolture. The nearest government primary schools are Caboolture State School in neighbouring

to the north and

Morayfield State School Morayfield State School is a heritage-listed state school at 196–230 Morayfield Road, Morayfield, Queensland, Morayfield, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard George Suter and built in 1873 by Robert Monteith ...

in neighbouring Morayfield to the south and Minimbah State School in neighbouring Morayfield to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are

Caboolture State High School Caboolture State High School is a coeducational independent public secondary school located in Caboolture in the local government area of the City of Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. LearnIT LearnIT was Excellence Program available to hig ...

in neighbouring Caboolture to the north-east and

Morayfield State High School Morayfield State High School is a public, coeducational high school in Morayfield, Queensland, Australia. It opened on 28 January 1981. Campus Morayfield High School sits beside the intersection of Visentin Road and Buchanan Road. The school ...

in neighbouring Morayfield to the south-east.

Amenities

Market Plaza shopping centre with Woolworths and specialty shops is at 49–55 Morayfield Road (on the corner with Market Drive, ). Caboolture Baptist Church is at 74–92 Grant Road (). Caboolture Arboretum is at 3 Mainsail Drive in the north-west of the suburb beside the Caboolture River (). It provides green space for recreation with walking paths and duck ponds. Leemon Park is at 14–24 Penhurst Street, extending to other nearby streets ().

References

{{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay