Suburb of City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Upper Caboolture is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.[3]
Mallet family pictured outside their home at Upper Caboolture, circa 1910
Camp Flat Provisional School opened on 28 January 1878 with 22 girls and 29 boys enrolled. The school was on Caboolture River Road, approx 27.1253°S 152.8858°E / -27.1253; 152.8858 (Upper Caboolture State School)).[8][9] On 19 January 1880 it became Camp Flat State School. It was renamed Caboolture Upper State School in 1916 and closed in 1918.[10]
Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.[11]
In the 2011 census, Upper Caboolture recorded a population of 3,752 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.[12] 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).[12]
In the 2016 census, Upper Caboolture had a population of 4214 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Upper Caboolture had a population of 5,087 people.[1]
"Queensland Places: Upper Caboolture". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
"CABOOLTURE". The Week. Vol.V, no.110. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1878. p.17. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2020– via National Library of Australia.
"Queensland Places: Upper Caboolture". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.