The Shire of Caboolture was a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
located in the
Australia
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n state of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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on the northern urban fringe of the capital,
Brisbane
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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. It is in the northern part of the County of Stan ...
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 Shires ...
.
History
Caboolture Division 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
Sunshine Coast, but by 1890 had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the
Pine Division #REDIRECT 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 ...
(21 January 1888),
Redcliffe Division
Redcliffe may refer to:
Places England
* Redcliffe, Bristol, a district of the city
*Redcliffe College, a Bible college in Gloucester, England
Queensland, Australia
*Redcliffe Peninsula, a peninsula and suburban region in the Brisbane metropoli ...
(5 April 1888) and
Maroochy Division #REDIRECT Shire of Maroochy
The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity fro ...
(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 Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral s ...
on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Caboolture merged 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 Stan ...
and the 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 Shires ...
.[
]
Suburbs and towns
The Shire of Caboolture included the following suburbs:
Coastal Caboolture region:
* Beachmere
* Bellmere
* Burpengary
Burpengary is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Burpengary had a population of 14,022 people.
It is by road from the Brisbane CBD, Brisbane central bu ...
* Burpengary East
* 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 ...
* Caboolture South
* Deception Bay
* Donnybrook
* Elimbah
Elimbah is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Elimbah had a population of 3,963 people. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribut ...
* Godwin Beach
* Meldale
* Moodlu
* Morayfield
Morayfield is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 21,394 people.
Morayfield is by road north of Brisbane CBD, the state capital.
Geography
Morayfield is a ...
* Narangba
Narangba is a town and suburb of the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 34 km north of Brisbane CBD. This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater Bris ...
* 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–Bribie I ...
* 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 s ...
* Upper Caboolture
Inland Caboolture region:
* Bellthorpe
* Booroobin
* Bracalba
* Campbells Pocket
* Cedarton
* Commissioners Flat
* D'Aguilar
* Delaneys Creek
* Moorina
* Mount Delaney
* Mount Mee
* Neurum
* Rocksberg
* Stanmore
Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the highest points of London, at high. The district, which ...
* Stony Creek
* Wamuran
Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people.
Wamuran is known for its fresh strawberries and pineapples.
Geography
Wamuran is located ...
* Wamuran Basin
* Woodford Woodford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodford, New South Wales
*Woodford, Queensland, a town in the Moreton Bay Region
*Woodford, Victoria
Canada
* Woodford, Ontario
England
*Woodford, Cornwall
* Woodford, Gloucestershire
*Woodford, Greate ...
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
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
Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people.
Geography
Bongare ...
* Bribie Island NP
* Welsby
* White Patch
* Woorim
Woorim is a town and suburb of Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woorim had a population of 1,829 people.
Geography
Woorim is on the south-eastern corner of Bribie Island, bounded by the Coral Sea to the e ...
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
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008