Caboolture South Moreton Bay, Queensland |
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Population | 4,853 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4510 | ||||||||||||
Location | 45 km (28 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||
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Caboolture South is a suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital.
The origin of the suburb name is from the Yugarabul Aboriginal language meaning place of carpet snake which is located south of the original Caboolture township.
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.
Caboolture South is a mixed use area, with residential, commercial and industrial land use, and rural areas in the east.
Coordinates: 27°12′S 152°58′E / 27.200°S 152.967°E