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Caboolture South vs Upper Caboolture
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Caboolture South profile · Upper Caboolture profile
Caboolture South Upper Caboolture
Caboolture South and Upper Caboolture are neighbouring areas with very different layouts and lifestyles. Caboolture South is very walkable, with 64.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a city center and 96.4% near public transport. In contrast, Upper Caboolture is mostly car-dependent, where only 2.2% of homes have that same walkable access. There are also sharp financial gaps; 19.0% of Upper Caboolture households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 8.3% in Caboolture South. Renting is far more common in Caboolture South at 39.5%, while Upper Caboolture is dominated by homeowners.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for people born overseas, at 20.5% for Caboolture South and 14.6% for Upper Caboolture. They also share similar rates of volunteering and a near-identical number of people per bedroom. While they have these commonalities, the gap in employment is wide, with 64.4% of adults working or looking for work in Upper Caboolture compared to 50.8% in Caboolture South.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,853
- First area, 2016: 5,300
- First area, 2021: 7,539
- Second area, 2011: 3,752
- Second area, 2016: 4,214
- Second area, 2021: 5,087
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Caboolture South: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Upper Caboolture: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Caboolture South: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Upper Caboolture: 0.7% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Caboolture South: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Upper Caboolture: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Caboolture South: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Upper Caboolture: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Caboolture South: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Upper Caboolture: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Caboolture South: 1.8% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Upper Caboolture: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Caboolture South: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Upper Caboolture: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Caboolture South: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Upper Caboolture: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Caboolture South: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Upper Caboolture: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Caboolture South: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Upper Caboolture: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Caboolture South: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Upper Caboolture: 3.0% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Caboolture South: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Upper Caboolture: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Caboolture South: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 25–29 in Upper Caboolture: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Caboolture South: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Upper Caboolture: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Caboolture South: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Upper Caboolture: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Caboolture South: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Upper Caboolture: 4.7% males, 4.3% females
- 5–9 in Caboolture South: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Upper Caboolture: 3.7% males, 4.4% females
- 0–4 in Caboolture South: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Upper Caboolture: 3.6% males, 3.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $433
- First area, 2016: $483
- First area, 2021: $595
- Second area, 2011: $562
- Second area, 2016: $617
- Second area, 2021: $780
- First area, 2011: $840
- First area, 2016: $978
- First area, 2021: $1,191
- Second area, 2011: $1,321
- Second area, 2016: $1,493
- Second area, 2021: $1,879
- First area, 2011: $976
- First area, 2016: $1,155
- First area, 2021: $1,381
- Second area, 2011: $1,362
- Second area, 2016: $1,525
- Second area, 2021: $1,952
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,408
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,820
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Caboolture South vs Upper Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30472/caboolture-south/vs/SAL32901/upper-caboolture