Caboolture - East, QLD 4510 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Caboolture - East gained 2,307 residents from internal migration and 481 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,427 people moved away — a net addition of 361 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Caboolture - East against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Caboolture - East population grew from 16,461 in 2016 to 19,929 in 2025, a change of 21.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Caboolture - East | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,461 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,910 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 17,407 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 17,843 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 18,003 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 18,110 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 18,441 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 18,926 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 19,496 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 19,929 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Caboolture - East SA2, OpenStreetMap records 7 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 hospitals, 3 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 34 parks. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 4 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 23 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Caboolture, is about 4,350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 49 bus stops here.
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- St Michael's College
- St Columban's College
- Caboolture East State School
- Caboolture State High
- Lee Street State Special School
- Pumicestone State School
- Australian Christian College
- Caboolture Early Years Centre
- Happy Hearts Caboolture
- Community Kids Caboolture
- Guppy's Early Learning Centre
- Planet Fitness
- Big Fish Junction
- Caboolture Hospital
- Caboolture Satellite Hospital
- Caboolture Medical Hub
- Northside Gynaecology
- Pumicestone Village Medical Centre
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Drakes
- Spar
- Central Lakes Park
- Mayes Circuit Park
- Harry McLaughlin Bird Sanctuary
- Glasshouse Street Park
- Summerfields Estate Park
- Amethyst Court Park
- Wallace Street Park
- Rafting Grounds Park
- Caboolture
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.