Upper Caboolture, Queensland

Upper Caboolture
Queensland
Population 3,752 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4510
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Morayfield
Federal Division(s) Longman
Suburbs around Upper Caboolture:
Bellmere
Upper Caboolture Morayfield

Upper Caboolture is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 3,752 persons, with a median age of 34 years.[1] Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.[2] Part of the northern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Caboolture River.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Upper Caboolture is 3,752, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.

The median/average age of the Upper Caboolture population is 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian average.

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 speak English as their first language 0.5% Tagalog, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Upper Caboolture (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats.
  2. "Queensland Places: Upper Caboolture". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

Coordinates: 27°07′S 152°54′E / 27.11°S 152.90°E