Upper Caboolture, Queensland


Upper Caboolture is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Upper Caboolture had a population of 4214 people. Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.

Geography

Part of the northern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Caboolture River.

History

Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.
At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 3,752 persons, with a median age of 34 years.

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.