Caboolture () is a town and

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the

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, which separates the town from

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 ...

and Caboolture South.

Geography

Caboolture is an urban centre or

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approximately north of

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, the state capital of Queensland. Caboolture is now considered to be the northernmost urban area of the greater Brisbane metropolitan region within

South East Queensland South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million. ...

, and it marks the end of the Brisbane suburban commuter railway service along the North Coast railway line. The urban extent of the town of Caboolture is not formally defined but is generally regarded as including the following suburbs: * Bellmere * Caboolture (as a suburb) * Caboolture South *

(northern section, west of

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) * Upper Caboolture

History

Indigenous history

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spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of

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and

, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy,

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and Moore''.'' ''

Gubbi Gubbi The Gubbi Gubbi people also known as Kabi Kabi are an Aboriginal Australian people native to south-eastern Queensland. They are now classified as one of several Murri language groups in Queensland. Naming As is often the case, ethnonyms dist ...

(Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the

Sunshine Coast Region The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...

and

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was crea ...

, particularly the towns of

Caloundra Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough ra ...

Noosa Heads Noosa Heads is a coastal town and suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Noosa Heads had a population of 4,484 people. It is a popular holiday destination. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west by Wey ...

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The ...

and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' The Gubbi Gubbi people are the traditional custodians of the area now known as Caboolture. The name ''Kabultur'' is derived from the Yugarabul dialect meaning "place of the carpet snake". The Gubbi Gubbi people harvested bush food, fresh water

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which ...

oyster Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not a ...

s, fish, and some game animals, moving around the land to take best advantage of seasonally-available produce. Each year in March, the Gubbi Gubbi people would hold Bunya Festivals to feast on the plentiful and nutritious annual nuts of the

Bunya Pine ''Araucaria bidwillii'', commonly known as the bunya pine and sometimes referred to as the false monkey puzzle tree, is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the plant family Araucariaceae. It is found naturally in south-east Queensland Austral ...

. These huge trees provided a food source which could sustain large numbers of people. Neighbouring clans were invited to the festivals, where singing, dancing story-telling, trading and arranging of marriages took place. Towards the south of Caboolture is the

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bul traditional Aboriginal country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.

19th century

The Caboolture area was colonised by European people in 1842 when the land around the

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penal colony was opened up to free settlers.History of our towns , Caboolture Shire Council
By the mid-1860s the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugar cane and cotton. In 1867, a tiny settlement was established as a supply and trading centre for the settlers in the area and to service the needs of miners trekking from Brisbane to the goldfields near Gympie The local shire was constituted in 1879 and in 1888 the railway line from Brisbane was opened.History of our towns , Caboolture Shire Council
Caboolture Post Office opened on 1 September 1869. Settlement in Caboolture was accelerated with the discovery of

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at Gympie. In 1868, the town was used as a stop-over point by the

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coach service connecting Brisbane, Gympie and Maryborough. This function continued with the rail link established in 1888. Caboolture State School opened on 4 August 1873. In 1890 it became Caboolture South State School. In 1908 it was became Morayfield State School. The foundation stone of St Laurence's Anglican Church was laid on Saturday 26 January 1889 by Mrs W.G. Geddies in a service conducted by Canon Glennie and Archdeacon Matthews. Mr W.G. Geddies, one of the oldest settlers in Caboolture had donated the land. It was consecrated in 1959. It was re-built and re-dedicated in 1982. Caboolture North State School opened on 25 November 1889. In June 1912 it became Caboolture State School in June 1912. Between 1940 and 1960 it was called Caboolture Rural State School. It had a secondary department from 1955 to 1961, after which a separate secondary school was established.

20th century

St Columban's College, Caboolture St Columban's College is an independent Catholic systemic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. Founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1928, co-educational school has been run via ...

: On 5 December 1926 Roman Catholic Archbishop

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laid the

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for St Columban's College at "Highlands", 451

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. The school officially opened on OSunday 29 January 1928. It was a school for boys operated by the Christian Brothers. In 1985 the Christian Brothers passed the management of the college to the Brisbane Diocese. This triggered a number of changes, a phasing out the primary school to focus on secondary schooling. In 1996 the school accepted enrolments from girls and in 1997 the school relocated to Caboolture. St Peter's Catholic School opened on 30 January 1951 in the parish church (now Mary McKillop Hall). It was initially operated by the

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, often called the Josephites or Brown Joeys, are a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Mary MacKillop (1842–1909). Members of the congregation use the postnominal initials RSJ (Religious Siste ...

under principal Sister Juan McGrath, assisted by Sister Timothy and Sister Salome. Caboolture State High School opened on 23 January 1961, replacing the secondary department that operated at Caboolture State School from 1955 to 1960. Caboolture Special School opened in January 1980 with 50 students who had previously been in the Special Education Unit at Caboolture State School. Caboolture East State School opened on 29 January 1980. St Michael's College opened on 25 January 1983 with 4 students in a small farmhouse. It is associated with the Abbey Church of Christ the King, an Orthodox Catholic Church of Christ the King. St Paul's Lutheran Primary School opened in 1985. Tullawong State School opened on 1 February 1993. Tullawong State High School opened in January 1994. Caboolture Christian School opened in 1998. In 2009 it was renamed Australian Christian College – Moreton. Harmony Montessori School opened in 1998.

21st century

Grace Lutheran College Caboolture opened in 2008 adjacent to St Paul's Lutheran Primary School. The college is campus of Grace Lutheran College at Rothwell. The Caboolture Library opened in 2011. As part of the 30th Anniversary of

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celebration, on 26 October 2018, artist Ken Done unveiled the restoration of his iconic signs made for the Australia pavilion at Expo 88. It had spent the intervening years in a cow paddock beside the

at Deception Bay. The restoration was undertaken by the Caboolture Historical Village where they will remain on display. Caboolture has the unenviable title as one of Australia's "dole" capitals. It is also known for its crime along with neighbouring suburbs. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. Pumicestone State School opened on 1 January 2017.

Heritage listings

Caboolture has a number of

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sites, including: * Buckle Street: Lagoon Creek Pumping Station

Transport

Caboolture is a regional transport hub. With its connections across the

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via the

D'Aguilar Highway The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The ...

, easy highway access to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast via the

, and the Caboolture–Bribie Island Road to Bribie Island. Caboolture railway station is the terminus for QR Citytrain's

Caboolture railway line The Caboolture railway line refers to the section of Queensland's North Coast Line that has a regular suburban railway service, extending north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The line commences at Roma St station, tr ...

, as well as being a major stop on the North Coast railway line. Citytrain operates regular services to Brisbane, in addition to

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services to Nambour and Gympie. The area is serviced by two bus companies, Caboolture Bus Lines and the larger

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. All bus services in Caboolture travel ether via or to/from the Caboolture Bus Station located at the Caboolture railway station. The 651 local loop bus service provides transport throughout the northern portion of the suburb connecting it to other bus and train services at Caboolture railway station, bus services at Morayfield Bus Station and train services at Morayfield railway station. The 655 service runs a loop in the eastern portion of the suburb proving a bus connection to Caboolture Hospital. Bus routes 653 and 654 provides a connection to Caboolture South and Bellmere with a connection to train services at Morayfield railway station and bus services at Morayfield Bus Station. Bus route 657 travels to the northern portion of the suburb providing connections to Caboolture railway station. Route 652 provides a bus connection to Beachmere. Buses 640 and 643 travel from Bribie Island. Route 640 connects Ningi, Bellara and

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 ...

and 643 connects Godwin Beach,

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 ...

and Bellara. The 660 bus also travels to Caboolture Bus Station providing connections to Redcliffe,

, Burpengary and Deception Bay. Bus 9999 is a service that operates from Donnybrook and Toorbul on Thursday morning and afternoon that provides connection to Caboolture and Morayfield Bus Station.

operates a rail bus on weekdays between Caboolture and

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the su ...

as route 649 to relieve congestion on the North Coast railway line north of Beerburrum. There is also a bus service from Kilcoy through the QConnect network under route number 895. It services

, D'Agulair, Wamuran and terminates at the Morayfield Bus Station. Caboolture also contains its own airfield, which primarily services general and recreational aviation. Visiting aircraft are able to operate into the Caboolture airstrip, which is under the operational control of the Caboolture Aero Club Inc. Additionally the airport is home to a number of aviation enterprises and attractions - amongst them, the Caboolture Warplane Museum (with operational

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CAC Wirraway The CAC Wirraway (an Aboriginal word meaning "challenge") was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of ...

and

CAC Winjeel The CAC CA-25 Winjeel is an Australian-designed and manufactured three-seat training aircraft. Entering service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1955 as a basic to advanced trainer, it served in this role until 1975. Later, it was u ...

aircraft), skydiving club, and the Beaufort Restoration group (a group of volunteers restoring an Australian-built DAP Beaufort Mark VII Bomber).

Sport

Caboolture's senior sporting teams predominantly play in the respective Sunshine Coast competitions. The suburbs cricket club are reigning Sunshine Coast Cricket Association first division premiers. The rugby union club have rejoined the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition after a few years in Queensland Suburban rugby's Barber Cup. The town also has a Little Athletics club.

Education

State schools

Caboolture State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 12 George Street (). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 558 students with 41 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). Caboolture State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Lee Street (). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1248 students with 110 teachers (107 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (44 full-time equivalent). Caboolture East State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 44 Manley Street (). It includes a special education program and an early childhood developmental program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 624 students with 54 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent). Pumicestone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 75 Cottrill Road (). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 380 students with 27 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Tullawong State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 60-94 Smiths Road (). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 757 students with 57 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent). Tullawong State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Del Rosso Road (). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 912 students with 86 teachers (80 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). Lee Street State Special School is a government special education secondary school, which opened in 2020.

Private schools

Alta-1 College is a private secondary (11-12) school for boys and girls at 94 Parish Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Australian Christian College - Moreton is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 34 Cottrill Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1173 students with 47 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Caboolture Montessori School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 200 Old Gympie Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 139 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Grace Lutheran College Caboolture is a private secondary (7-12) campus at 129 Toohey Street () of Grace Lutheran College at Rothwell. It operates in partnership with St Paul's Lutheran Primary School. Horizons College is a private secondary (9-12) school for boys and girls at 2 King Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 110 students with 14 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). St Columban's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 100 McKean Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1004 students with 83 teachers (79 full-time equivalent) and 67 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). St Michael's College is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Jan-63 The Abbey Place (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 335 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). St Paul's Lutheran Primary School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 55 Smith Road (). It operates in collaboration with Grace Lutheran College Caboolture. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 356 students with 23 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 30 Beerburrum Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 677 students with 42 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).

Amenities

The

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operates a public library and art gallery at 4 Hasking Street. The Caboolture branch of the

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meets at 10 George Street. It is one of the oldest in Queensland, having commenced in 1929. St Laurence's Anglican Church holds regular services at 165 King Street (). Caboolture Uniting Church is at 2-8 Smiths Road (corner King Street, ). It is part of the Caboolture Region Uniting Church. New Hope Church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre at 24 Hasking Street (). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Governance

Caboolture was for most of its history the council seat of the

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 of , of which approximately ...

, however, the Shire merged into the

following statewide local government reforms in March 2008. Caboolture is divided between the electoral districts of Pumicestone and

in the

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, and forms the main part of the

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in the

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Attractions

The

Caboolture Airfield Caboolture Airfield is an aerodrome catering to general aviation and ultralight aircraft located in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital Brisbane, adjacent to the Bruce Highway. The airfield is maintained ...

is also home to the Caboolture Warplane and Heritage Museum. Included in their display is a collection of

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and other vintage aircraft in flying condition. Currently, the collection includes a

P-51D Mustang Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after World War II, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Allison-engined Mustangs ...

, SNJ and Winjeel as well as a French built World War I

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fighter, as well as displays of aviation memorabilia and aircraft engines.

Events

Caboolture hosts an annual country music festival and a ute muster each year, called the Urban Country Music Festival.www.urbancountry.com.au

Notable people

* Paul Aiton, a Papua New Guinea rugby league captain *

Glen Boss Glen Boss (born 21 August 1969 in Caboolture) is an Australian jockey, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups: 2003, 2004, and 2005. He has also been successful in four Cox Plates: Makybe Diva in ...

, a jockey who has won the

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbou ...

three times * Ken Day, rugby league player * Corey Horsburgh, a rugby league player for the

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. *

Andrew Lofthouse Andrew Lofthouse (born 1962 or 1963) is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Australia. The former teacher is the weeknight presenter of ''Nine News Queensland'' with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends. Prior ...

, a newsreader *

Rod Pampling Rodney Pampling (born 23 September 1969) is an Australian professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was a three-time winner on the PGA Tour. Golf career Pampling was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He turned professi ...

, a PGA Tour professional golfer *

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awar ...

, a singer who was born in New Zealand, and moved to Caboolture, aged two years

References

External links

* * {{authority control South East Queensland Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Towns in Queensland