About Caboolture South, QLD

Caboolture South is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Caboolture South had a population of 5,300 people. == Geography == The suburb is bounded to the north and west by the Caboolture River and to the east by Cundoor Creek, its tributary.The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south-east (Morayfield) and exists to the north-east (Caboolture). The line splits the suburb with the areas west of the line being residential areas with associated services, while the areas east of the line are used for industry and agriculture.The Burpengary–Caboolture Road (Morayfield Road) runs through from south to north. == History == The name Caboolture is from the Yugarabul Aboriginal language meaning place of carpet snake which is located south of the original Caboolture township.Caboolture State School opened on 4 August 1873. In 1890 it became Caboolture South State School. In 1908 it was renamed Morayfield State School.Caboolture Special School opened in January 1980.In the 2011 census, Caboolture South recorded a population of 4,857 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Caboolture South population was 31 years, 6 years below the national median of 37. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population. 77.7% of people living in Caboolture South were born in Australia.