Caboolture

The community is notably young, with 21.6% of people being children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This trend helps explain why the typical age of 35 is much lower than in most other areas.

Most residents were born in Australia, and the area has far fewer people born overseas (17.4%) compared to the national figure of 27.7%. English and Australian are the most common ancestries.

English is the dominant language here, with only 7.4% of people using another tongue at home, which is far below the Australian average of 22.3%.

A large portion of the population reports no religion (48.4%), a figure that has risen by 23 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the national average.

Educational attainment is among the lowest for its level, with only 10.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Typical incomes are lower than the national average; the typical family earns $1,638 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120.

Health challenges are more common here, as 34.6% of people have a long-term health condition and 13.2% have a mental health condition, both of which are well above the national average.

Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 12.9% of people providing this support. However, the proportion of volunteers is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

The First Nations community is large, with 4,782 people, and is noticeably younger than the national average with a typical age of 21.

Homes are larger and more crowded than usual, with 2.7 people per home and a high rate of one-parent families (21.5%), which is well above the national average.

The area is dominated by separate houses, and 85.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure. Renting is also much more common here than in most areas.

Driving is the primary way to get around, with 64.2% of workers using a car as the driver and very few people (2.0%) using public transport to commute.

The population is highly mobile, with 48.8% of people having moved in the last five years, a figure well above the national average.

The local job market faces pressure, with an unemployment rate of 7.3% that is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.

Growth remains very strong, with a population increase of 16.7% since 2021, which is well above the Queensland state average of 8.7%.

The area is much wetter than most of the state, with average annual rainfall of 1,339mm, far above the Queensland average of 379mm.

The area is somewhat walkable, though it is far below the state average for access to health services within a 15-minute walk.