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Upper Caboolture, 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
3,260
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
41
Median age
Years
15.8%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.0
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,202/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$828/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$420/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,058/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
98.1%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.0%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.1%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
63.1%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
52.8%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 33.2%Mortgaged 56.0%Rented 8.2%Other / not stated 2.5%

Where the growth came from

Upper Caboolture gained 349 residents from internal migration and 12 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 309 people moved away — a net addition of 52 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+349
Internal migration out+300
Overseas migration in+12
Natural increase+17
Population (ERP)
3,597
▲ 1,432 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.96%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+52
361 in · 309 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
69th
Top 28% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

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

201620202025

Upper Caboolture population grew from 3,098 in 2016 to 3,597 in 2025, a change of 16.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearUpper CabooltureQueensland average
20163,0984,845,152
20173,1224,926,380
20183,1685,006,623
20193,2045,088,847
20203,2475,165,613
20213,2925,215,814
20223,3985,310,905
20233,4665,450,235
20243,5285,571,890
20253,5975,669,764

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
Population3,0213,260+7.9%
Median age4141+0 yrs
Median household income$1,864/wk$2,202/wk+18%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$420/wk+5.0%
Born overseas16.4%15.8%-0.6 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
0
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
1
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
0
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
7
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Upper Caboolture SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 childcare or kindergarten centre and 7 parks. For families: 1 playground. The nearest train station, Morayfield, is about 8,600 m from the suburb centre.

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Childcare & kindergartens
  • Milestones Early Learning
Parks
  • Gladys Phelps Park
  • S. Hausmann Park
  • E. C. Newton Park
  • Rocksberg Heritage 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 8
score 1,048
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 6
score 1,011
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,107
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 4
score 956

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Morayfield+14.9%
02Deception Bay+4.7%
03Burpengary+3.6%
04Narangba+2.4%