Caboolture
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Caboolture Brisbane, Queensland |
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Caboolture CBD
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 Caboolture
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| Coordinates | 27°04′S 152°58′E / 27.067°S 152.967°ECoordinates: 27°04′S 152°58′E / 27.067°S 152.967°E |
| Population | 59,052 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 616.4/km2 (1,596.5/sq mi) |
| Established | 1842 |
| Postcode(s) | 4510 |
| Area | 95.8 km2 (37.0 sq mi) |
| Location | 50 km (31 mi) north of Brisbane CBD |
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region |
| State electorate(s) | |
| Federal Division(s) | Longman |
Caboolture /kəˈbʊltʃər/ is an urban centre or satellite city approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Caboolture is considered to be the northernmost urban area of the greater Brisbane metropolitan region within South East Queensland, and it marks the end of the Brisbane suburban commuter railway service along the North Coast railway line. At the 2011 census, Caboolture had an estimated population of 59,052.
It hosts an annual country music festival and a ute muster each year, called the Urban Country Music Festival.
The Kabi indigenous people are the traditional custodians of the area now known as Caboolture. The name Kabultur is derived from the Yugarabul dialect meaning "place of the carpet snake". The Kabi people harvested bush food, fresh water mussels, oysters, fish, and some game animals, moving around the land to take best advantage of seasonally-available produce.
Each year in March, the Kabi people would hold Bunya Festivals to feast on the plentiful and nutritious annual nuts of the Bunya Pine. These huge trees provided a food source which could sustain large numbers of people. Neighbouring clans were invited to the festivals, where singing, dancing story-telling, trading and arranging of marriages took place.
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