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Caboolture South
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Caboolture Baptist Church, Caboolture South.jpg
Caboolture Baptist Church, 2007
Caboolture South is located in Queensland
Caboolture South
Caboolture South
Location in Queensland
Population 5,300 (2016 census)
 • Density 1,205/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4510
Area 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Morayfield
Federal Division(s) Longman
Suburbs around Caboolture South:
Bellmere Caboolture Caboolture
Bellmere Caboolture South Morayfield
Morayfield Morayfield Morayfield

Caboolture South is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Caboolture South had a population of 5,300 people.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Caboolture South recorded a population of 4,857 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Caboolture South population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population. 77.7% of people living in Caboolture South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.9%, England 3.6%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Samoa 0.6%. 89.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Samoan, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Italian.

Land use

Caboolture South is a mixed use area, with residential, commercial and industrial land use, and rural areas in the east.


Education

Caboolture Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Torrens Road (27°05′48″S 152°56′38″E / 27.0967°S 152.9438°E / -27.0967; 152.9438 (Caboolture Special School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 250 students with 70 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent).

There are no mainstream schools in Caboolture. The nearest government primary schools are Caboolture State School in neighbouring Caboolture to the north and Morayfield State School in neighbouring Morayfield to the south and Minimbah State School in neighbouring Morayfield to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Caboolture State High School in neighbouring Caboolture to the north-east and Morayfield State High School in neighbouring Morayfield to the south-east.

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