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

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 , establishe ...

on the northern urban fringe of the capital,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

, 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 S ...

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 Shir ...

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, 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 Parliament of Queensland 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 * 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 * Ningi * Sandstone Point *

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 * 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 Bribie Island: * Banksia Beach * 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 Bong ...

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