Upper Caboolture, Queensland
Upper Caboolture Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°06′45″S 152°54′21″E / 27.1125°S 152.9058°ECoordinates: 27°06′45″S 152°54′21″E / 27.1125°S 152.9058°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,214 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 261.7/km2 (677.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4510 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Caboolture is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Upper Caboolture had a population of 4214 people.[1] Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.[3]
Geography[]
Part of the northern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Caboolture River.
History[]
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Camp Flat Provisional School opened on 28 January 1878 with 22 girls and 29 boys enrolled. The school was on Caboolture River Road, approx 27°07′31″S 152°53′09″E / 27.1253°S 152.8858°E).[4][5] On 19 January 1880 it became Camp Flat State School. It was renamed Caboolture Upper State School in 1916 and closed in 1918.[6]
Formerly a rural area on the fringe of the town of Caboolture, since the 1990s the suburb has become increasingly urbanised.[7]
At the 2011 census, the suburb recorded a population of 3,752 persons, with a median age of 34 years.[8]
Demographics[]
In the 2011 census, Upper Caboolture recorded a population of 3,752 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.[8] The median age of the Upper Caboolture population was 34 years, 3 years below the national median of 37. 80.1% of people living in Upper Caboolture were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 4.1%, Philippines 0.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Tagalog, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian).[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Caboolture (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Upper Caboolture – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45473)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Places: Upper Caboolture". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "CABOOLTURE". The Week. Vol. V, no. 110. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1878. p. 17. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 5 north". Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Places: Upper Caboolture". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Upper Caboolture (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats.
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