41-632: Download coordinates as: Caboolture ( / k ə ˈ b ʊ l tʃ ər / ) is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River . In the 2021 census , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Caboolture is a major urban centre of the Moreton Bay local government area. It is located approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) north of Brisbane ,
82-632: A connection to train services at Morayfield railway station and bus services at Morayfield Bus Station. Bus route 657 travels to the northern portion of the suburb providing connections to Caboolture railway station . Route 652 provides a bus connection to Beachmere . Buses 640 and 643 travel from Bribie Island . Route 640 connects Ningi, Bellara and Woorim and 643 connects Godwin Beach , Sandstone Point and Bellara. The 660 bus also travels to Caboolture Bus Station providing connections to Redcliffe , Morayfield , Burpengary and Deception Bay . Bus 9999
123-642: A few years in Queensland Suburban rugby 's Barber Cup. The following clubs are located in the Caboolture Sports Complex in the Centenary Lakes precinct: Caboolture State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 12 George Street ( 27°04′57″S 152°56′55″E / 27.0825°S 152.9487°E / -27.0825; 152.9487 ( Caboolture State School ) ). It includes
164-708: A major stop on the North Coast railway line . Citytrain operates regular services to Brisbane, in addition to interurban services to Nambour and Gympie . The area is serviced by two bus companies, Caboolture Bus Lines and the larger Kangaroo Bus Lines . All bus services in Caboolture travel ether via or to/from the Caboolture Bus Station located at the Caboolture railway station . The 651 local loop bus service provides transport throughout
205-696: A number of heritage-listed sites, including: Caboolture is a regional transport hub. With its connections across the Great Dividing Range via the D'Aguilar Highway , easy highway access to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast via the Bruce Highway , and the Caboolture–Bribie Island Road to Bribie Island . Caboolture railway station is the terminus for QR Citytrain 's Caboolture railway line , as well as being
246-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
287-494: A special education program and an early childhood developmental program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 624 students with 54 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent). Pumicestone State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 75 Cottrill Road ( 27°03′29″S 152°57′23″E / 27.058°S 152.9565°E / -27.058; 152.9565 ( Pumicestone State School ) ). It includes
328-481: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1248 students with 110 teachers (107 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (44 full-time equivalent). Caboolture East State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 44 Manley Street ( 27°04′39″S 152°57′39″E / 27.0775°S 152.9609°E / -27.0775; 152.9609 ( Caboolture East State School ) ). It includes
369-448: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 380 students with 27 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Tullawong State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 60-94 Smiths Road ( 27°04′12″S 152°55′58″E / 27.0699°S 152.9327°E / -27.0699; 152.9327 ( Tullawong State School ) ). It includes
410-455: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 558 students with 41 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). Caboolture State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Lee Street ( 27°05′03″S 152°57′40″E / 27.0841°S 152.9610°E / -27.0841; 152.9610 ( Caboolture State High School ) ). It includes
451-455: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 757 students with 57 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent). Tullawong State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Del Rosso Road ( 27°04′14″S 152°55′44″E / 27.0705°S 152.9289°E / -27.0705; 152.9289 ( Tullawong State High School ) ). It includes
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#1732797599495492-532: A special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 912 students with 86 teachers (80 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). Lee Street State Special School is a government special education secondary school, which opened in 2020. Alta-1 College is a private secondary (11–12) school for boys and girls at 94 Parish Road ( 27°04′16″S 152°56′29″E / 27.0710°S 152.9415°E / -27.0710; 152.9415 ( Alta-1 College ) ). In 2017,
533-620: A strong identity in sport, with its students being called upon to ‘have a go’. St Columban's College is the only founding member of The Associated Schools association, established in 1947, which continues to compete in the competition. In 1985 the Congregation of the Christian Brothers formally handed the college over to the Archdiocese of Brisbane. In 1988 and 1989, the intake for Year 8 slowly dropped. Michael Harkin,
574-472: A working-class identity with strong patronage from the racing fraternity, reaching a maximum enrolment of some 850 boys from Years 5 to 12 during the 1980s. Always supported by an active parental group, the college thrived through the 1960s and 1970s, being associated with some well-known Brisbane events, including the Colana Carnival. Throughout its history the college gained a reputation for having
615-556: Is a service that operates from Donnybrook and Toorbul on Thursday morning and afternoon that provides connection to Caboolture and Morayfield Bus Station. Kangaroo Bus Lines operates a rail bus on weekdays between Caboolture and Nambour as route 649 to relieve congestion on the North Coast railway line north of Beerburrum . There is also a bus service from Kilcoy through the QConnect network under route number 895. It services Woodford , D'Agulair , Wamuran and terminates at
656-454: Is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and the City of Moreton Bay , particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy , Woodford and Moore . Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes
697-493: Is campus of Grace Lutheran College at Rothwell . The Caboolture Library opened in 2011. Pumicestone State School opened in 2017. As part of the 30th Anniversary of Expo 88 celebration, on 26 October 2018, artist Ken Done unveiled the restoration of his iconic signs made for the Australia pavilion at Expo 88. It had spent the intervening years in a cow paddock beside the Bruce Highway at Deception Bay . The restoration
738-473: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. St Columban%27s College, Caboolture St Columban's College is an independent Catholic systemic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Caboolture , Queensland , Australia . Founded by
779-609: The Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1928, co-educational school has been run via the Catholic Education Office of the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1986. Situated on 12 hectares (30 acres), the school caters for approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12 . The campus is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Brisbane . The campus moved to Caboolture in 1997 from
820-619: The carpet snake ". The Gubbi Gubbi 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 Gubbi Gubbi 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. Towards
861-622: The foundation stone for St Columban's College at "Highlands", 451 Sandgate Road , Albion in Brisbane . The school officially opened on OSunday 29 January 1928. It was a school for boys operated by the Christian Brothers . In 1985 the Christian Brothers passed the management of the college to the Brisbane Diocese. This triggered a number of changes, a phasing out the primary school to focus on secondary schooling. In 1996
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#1732797599495902-430: The rail link established in 1888. Caboolture State School opened on 4 August 1873. In 1890 it became Caboolture South State School. In 1908 it became Morayfield State School. The foundation stone of St Laurence's Anglican Church was laid on Saturday 26 January 1889 by Mrs W.G. Geddes in a service conducted by Canon Glennie and Archdeacon Matthews . Mr W.G. Geddes, one of the oldest settlers in Caboolture had donated
943-672: The Abbey Church of Christ the King, an Orthodox Catholic Church of Christ the King. St Paul's Lutheran Primary School opened in 1985. Tullawong State School opened on 1 February 1993. Tullawong State High School opened in January 1994. Caboolture Christian School opened in 1998. In 2009 it was renamed Australian Christian College – Moreton. Harmony Montessori School opened in 1998. Grace Lutheran College Caboolture opened in 2008 adjacent to St Paul's Lutheran Primary School. The college
984-555: The Beaufort Restoration group (a group of volunteers restoring an Australian-built DAP Beaufort Mark VII Bomber). Caboolture's senior sporting teams predominantly play in the respective Sunshine Coast competitions. The suburb's cricket club are reigning Sunshine Coast Cricket Association first division premiers. The rugby union club have rejoined the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition after
1025-736: The Morayfield Bus Station. Caboolture also contains its own airfield, which primarily services general and recreational aviation. Visiting aircraft are able to operate into the Caboolture airstrip , which is under the operational control of the Caboolture Aero Club Inc. Additionally the airport is home to a number of aviation enterprises and attractions – amongst them, the Caboolture Warplane Museum (with operational P-51 Mustang , CAC Wirraway and CAC Winjeel aircraft), skydiving club, and
1066-461: The boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
1107-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1148-465: The land. It was consecrated in 1959. It was re-built and re-dedicated in 1982. Caboolture North State School opened on 25 November 1889. In June 1912 it became Caboolture State School. Between 1940 and 1960 it was called Caboolture Rural State School. It had a secondary department from 1955 to 1961, after which a separate secondary school was established. St Columban's College, Caboolture : On 5 December 1926 Roman Catholic Archbishop James Duhig laid
1189-534: The landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region , particularly the towns of Caloundra , Noosa Heads , Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture . The Gubbi Gubbi people are the traditional custodians of the area now known as Caboolture. The name Kabultur is derived from the Yugarabul dialect meaning "place of
1230-405: The northern portion of the suburb connecting it to other bus and train services at Caboolture railway station , bus services at Morayfield Bus Station and train services at Morayfield railway station . The 655 service runs a loop in the eastern portion of the suburb proving a bus connection to Caboolture Hospital. Bus routes 653 and 654 provides a connection to Caboolture South and Bellmere with
1271-408: The original college site at Albion due to changing demographics of that inner-Brisbane suburban area. St Columban's was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1928 at Albion as a school for boys. St Columban's College commenced as another practical outreach by the Congregation of the Christian Brothers, in providing readily accessible education for young boys. The college developed
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1312-533: The school accepted enrolments from girls and in 1997 the school relocated to Caboolture. St Peter's Catholic School opened on 30 January 1951 in the parish church (now Mary McKillop Hall). It was initially operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart under principal Sister Juan McGrath, assisted by Sister Timothy and Sister Salome. Caboolture State High School opened on 23 January 1961, replacing
1353-468: The school had an enrolment of 1173 students with 47 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with
1394-447: The school had an enrolment of 32 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Australian Christian College – Moreton is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 34 Cottrill Road ( 27°03′27″S 152°57′09″E / 27.0576°S 152.9525°E / -27.0576; 152.9525 ( Australian Christian College - Moreton ) ). In 2017,
1435-476: The second lay principal, attempted to stem the loss of enrolments that followed during these ensuing years. Despite these efforts, the drop in numbers became steady and continuous. In 1989, number had dropped to 425 students when only 15 years earlier, numbers were at 800. In 1995 a decision was made to relocate a financially unviable college campus to Caboolture. Preparation commenced for a new co-educational campus with an inventory created of how and what to move from
1476-476: The secondary department that operated at Caboolture State School from 1955 to 1960. Caboolture Special School opened in January 1980 with 50 students who had previously been in the Special Education Unit at Caboolture State School. Caboolture East State School opened on 29 January 1980. St Michael's College opened on 25 January 1983 with 4 students in a small farmhouse. It is associated with
1517-553: The settlers in the area and to service the needs of miners trekking from Brisbane to the goldfields near Gympie. The local shire was constituted in 1879 and in 1888 the railway line from Brisbane was opened. Caboolture Post Office opened on 1 September 1869. Settlement in Caboolture was accelerated with the discovery of gold at Gympie. In 1868, the town was used as a stop-over point by the Cobb and Co coach service connecting Brisbane, Gympie and Maryborough . This function continued with
1558-542: The south of Caboolture is the Yugarabul traditional Aboriginal country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions. The Caboolture area was colonised by European people in 1842 when the land around the Moreton Bay penal colony was opened up to free settlers. By the mid-1860s the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugar cane and cotton. In 1867, a tiny settlement was established as a supply and trading centre for
1599-554: The state capital of Queensland. Caboolture is now 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 . The urban extent of the town of Caboolture is not formally defined but is generally regarded as including the following suburbs: Duungidjawu ( also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)
1640-664: The use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
1681-606: Was undertaken by the Caboolture Historical Village where they will remain on display. In the 2016 census , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. In the 2021 census , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,543 people. The median age of residents is 36 years. Crime rates per 100,000 persons in Moreton Bay North (which includes Caboolture) is lower than that of Ipswich, Logan and Toowoomba regions. Caboolture has