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Caboolture - West, 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
12,165
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
39
Median age
Years
16.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.6
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,300/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$619/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$300/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,560/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
83.2%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.8%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.2%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
48.6%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
7.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
45.9%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 24.6%Mortgaged 38.6%Rented 32.5%Other / not stated 4.3%

Where the growth came from

Caboolture - West gained 1,945 residents from internal migration and 207 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,510 people moved away — a net addition of 642 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+1,945
Internal migration out+1,439
Overseas migration in+207
Natural increase-40
Population (ERP)
14,884
▲ 5,705 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+4.22%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+642
2,152 in · 1,510 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
21st
Top 9% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

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

201620202025

Caboolture - West population grew from 11,217 in 2016 to 14,884 in 2025, a change of 32.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearCaboolture - WestQueensland average
201611,2174,845,152
201711,4684,926,380
201811,6755,006,623
201911,9655,088,847
202012,1995,165,613
202112,3485,215,814
202212,7965,310,905
202313,5365,450,235
202414,2825,571,890
202514,8845,669,764

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
Population10,86212,165+12%
Median age4039-1 yr
Median household income$1,003/wk$1,300/wk+30%
Median weekly rent$277/wk$300/wk+8.3%
Born overseas16.5%16.9%+0.4 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
11
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
27
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Caboolture - West SA2, OpenStreetMap records 11 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 27 parks. For families: 1 library and 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 3 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 64 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Caboolture, is about 3,950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Caboolture Montessori School
  • Tullawong State High School
  • Tullawong State School
  • St Paul's Lutheran Primary School
  • Grace Lutheran College
  • Alta-1 College (Parish Rd - Caboolture)
  • Caboolture State School
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Tullawong Childcare
Libraries
  • Caboolture Library
Gyms & fitness
  • Hive Progressive Fitness
  • Caboolture Taekwondo
Shopping centres
  • Caboolture Square
GPs & clinics
  • Medical and Dental Centre
  • Caboolture Super Clinic
Supermarkets
  • Aldi
  • Coles
Parks
  • Bluebell Street Park
  • Caboolture Historical Village
  • Parish Park
  • Bert Webster Park
  • Park Reserve
  • Centenary Lakes Community and Sport Complex
  • Lions Park

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 2
score 908
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 1
score 886
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 3
score 961
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 1
score 877

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%
02Morayfield - East+4.1%
03Caboolture - South+3.0%
04Caboolture - East+2.2%
05Wamuran+1.2%
06Elimbah+1.1%