Suburb report · QLD 4510
Caboolture South
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Population
8,689
Caboolture South suburb profile
Who lives in Caboolture South
Caboolture South is 42km from the Brisbane CBD, measured in a straight line. Caboolture South is a large suburb of 8,689 residents, bigger than 77% of Queensland suburbs. By population it is number 77 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Residents are slightly younger than the state norm, a median age of 36 against 39. 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
Households here earn a median $69,900, in the lowest fifth of Queensland suburbs, where the median suburb reaches $98,100. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 388 report a higher median household income. A renting share of 40.6% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. 404 of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 2,780 households lived in Caboolture South, a larger stock than most Queensland suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 43.1%, couples without children 25.5%, people living alone 26.9% and group households 4.5%. Of the 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 224 have a higher share of families with children and 299 a lower one. At 4.5%, group households are more common here than in 74% of Queensland suburbs. Couples without children make up 25.5%, below most Queensland suburbs.
Housing supply
305 new dwellings were approved across the Caboolture-South statistical area in the year to June 2025, 6% under its 2020 to 2024 average of 323 a year. The Caboolture-South statistical area had 27,798 residents in 2025 and takes in Caboolture South and neighbouring suburbs. That is 11 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, one of the heaviest pipelines in Queensland, above 87% of statistical areas. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 488 in 2021 and bottomed at 194 in 2022.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Caboolture-South statistical area grew its population by 17.7%, well ahead of most areas, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 11.4 points slower than this one. It ranks at the 90th percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 4.1%, and the slowest to 2021, at 2.1%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Beachmere, where the median age is 58 compared with 36 here. Caboolture matches Caboolture South on the median age, at 36. Bellmere sits 2km away, with a median household income of $76,500 against $69,900 here.
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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.