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Caboolture - South, 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
23,625
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
33
Median age
Years
18.8%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.7
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,277/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$637/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$340/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,473/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
82.7%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
49.5%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
9.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
47.5%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 22.1%Mortgaged 28.8%Rented 46.8%Other / not stated 2.3%

Where the growth came from

Caboolture - South gained 3,548 residents from internal migration and 336 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 3,206 people moved away — a net addition of 678 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.

Internal migration in+3,548
Internal migration out+3,067
Overseas migration in+336
Natural increase+134
Population (ERP)
27,798
▲ 16,303 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+3.01%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+678
3,884 in · 3,206 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
39th
Top 16% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Caboolture - South against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Caboolture - South population grew from 20,998 in 2016 to 27,798 in 2025, a change of 32.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.

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YearCaboolture - SouthQueensland average
201620,9984,845,152
201721,6834,926,380
201822,3335,006,623
201922,9725,088,847
202023,6235,165,613
202124,1195,215,814
202224,9175,310,905
202325,9425,450,235
202426,9865,571,890
202527,7985,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population20,34423,625+16%
Median age3133+2 yrs
Median household income$1,132/wk$1,277/wk+13%
Median weekly rent$325/wk$340/wk+4.6%
Born overseas17.8%18.8%+1.0 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
5
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
11
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
43
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Caboolture - South SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 11 supermarkets and 43 parks. For families: 19 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 13 cafés, 24 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 5 gyms and 18 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Morayfield, is about 1,900 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 87 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Caboolture Special School
  • Alta-1
  • Morayfield State School
  • Minimbah State School
  • Bellmere State School
Gyms & fitness
  • Fitness n Motion
  • F45 Training
  • iReformer Morayfield
  • Planet Fitness
  • Breathe Health Club
Cinemas
  • Limelight Cinemas
Shopping centres
  • Target
  • Morayfield Shopping Centre
  • Kmart
  • Big W
  • Harvey Norman
  • Home Consortium
  • TK Maxx
GPs & clinics
  • Doctors at Morayfield
  • Health Hub
  • Morayfield Road Medical and Dental Centre
  • Lakes Family Medical Centre
Supermarkets
  • Fresh & Save
  • Lily's Asian Market
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
  • Spar
  • Dickson Road Market
  • Woolworths
  • Aldi
Parks
  • R H Reynolds Park
  • Oasis Court Park
  • Kenneth Street Park
  • Mark Street Park
  • Platypus Creek Environmental Reserve
  • Rainforest Park
  • Dickson Park
  • Petersen Road Park
Train stations
  • Morayfield

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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 1
score 877
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 1
score 861
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 2
score 931
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 1
score 855

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Burpengary - East+6.0%
02Caboolture - West+4.2%
03Morayfield - East+4.1%
04Caboolture - East+2.2%
05Wamuran+1.2%
06Elimbah+1.1%