Suburb report · QLD 4510
Caboolture
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Population
32,500
Caboolture suburb profile
Who lives in Caboolture
At 45km from central Brisbane, Caboolture sits well beyond the inner and middle suburbs. Caboolture is home to 32,500 people, a scale matched by fewer than 1% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 5 by population. The median age of 36 is a little younger than the 39 of the median Queensland suburb. Against the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it is older than 85 and younger than 412.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $73,500, below the $98,100 of the median Queensland suburb. On household income it ranks 367 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. A renting share of 43.6% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. On ownership it ranks 431 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 10,298 occupied private dwellings in Caboolture, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 45.4%, ahead of couples without children at 24.1% and people living alone at 26.2%. Of the 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 186 have a higher share of families with children and 336 a lower one. The 4.2% share of group households runs above most of Queensland, at the 68th percentile. At 24.1%, couples without children are less common here than in 80% of Queensland suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 352 new dwellings were approved across the Caboolture-East statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 105 a year. Supply figures here are for the Caboolture-East statistical area, home to 19,929 residents in 2025, which covers only part of Caboolture. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 17.7 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 352 in 2025 and bottomed at 31 in 2023.
Population trend
The population of the Caboolture-East statistical area grew 10.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 4.4 points ahead. It ranks at the 77th percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2024 (3%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (0.6%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Burpengary East differs most on the owner-occupied share: 80.6% there against 56.4% in Caboolture. Burpengary matches Caboolture on the median age, at 36. At 5km, Morayfield counts 32,787 residents against 32,500 in Caboolture.
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Demographics
ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.