Shire of Caboolture

Shire of Caboolture
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population132,473 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density108.194/km2 (280.222/sq mi)
Established1879
Abolished2008
Area1,224.4 km2 (472.7 sq mi)
Council seatCaboolture
RegionSouth East Queensland
WebsiteShire of Caboolture
LGAs around Shire of Caboolture:
Caloundra Caloundra Pacific Ocean
Kilcoy Shire of Caboolture Moreton Bay
Esk Pine Rivers Pine Rivers
Caboolture Shire Council chambers

The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area of 1,224.4 square kilometres (472.7 sq mi), of which approximately one-quarter was urban, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Redcliffe and Shire of Pine Rivers to form the Moreton Bay Region, which was renamed the City of Moreton Bay in July 2023.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Caboolture (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.

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