Upper Caboolture is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of

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 ...

, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised. In the , Upper Caboolture had a population of 5,087 people. In April 2023, the

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decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

Corymbia ''Corymbia'', commonly known as bloodwoods, is a genus of about one hundred species of tree that, along with ''Eucalyptus'', '' Angophora'' and several smaller groups, are referred to as eucalypts. Until 1990, corymbias were included in the g ...

, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere,

Rocksberg Rocksberg is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rocksberg had a population of 277 people. In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five ...

, Upper Caboolture, and

Wamuran Wamuran is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,374 people. Wamuran is known for its roadside stalls selling the ...

. Prior to land redistribution, parts of Lilywood and Wagtail Grove were part of Upper Caboolture.

Geography

Part of the northern boundary of the suburb is marked 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 ...

. The proposed Bruce Highway Western Alternative will pass through Upper Caboolture from south to north.

History

Camp Flat Provisional School opened on 28 January 1878 with 22 girls and 29 boys enrolled. The school was on Caboolture River Road, approx ). On 19 January 1880 it became Camp Flat State School. It was renamed Caboolture Upper State School in 1916 and closed in 1918. Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of

, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised. In April 2023, the

decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named

, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere,

, Upper Caboolture, and

. Upper Caboolture lost land to Lilywood and Wagtail Grove.

Demographics

In the , Upper Caboolture recorded a population of 3,752 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Upper Caboolture population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37. 80.1% of people living in Upper Caboolture were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 4.1%, Philippines 0.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Tagalog, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian). In the , Upper Caboolture had a population of 4214 people. In the , Upper Caboolture had a population of 5,087 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Caboolture. The nearest government primary school is Minimbah State School in neighbouring Morayfield. The nearest government secondary school is

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 ...

, also in Morayfield.

References

External links

* {{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland