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Upper Caboolture flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Caboolture’s 3,042 mapped properties, 23.3% are in a mapped flood area and 33.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

23.3%
In a flood area
33.7%
In a bushfire area
3,042
Mapped properties

Crime near Upper Caboolture

Upper Caboolture sits in the Burpengary police division, which recorded 4,902 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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231
Break-ins
114
Vehicle theft
1,348
Other theft
324
Property damage
140
Fraud
42
Handling stolen goods
367
Assault
127
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
86
Other against the person
2
Homicide
2,106
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,902 total. Figures are for the whole Burpengary police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Upper Caboolture

Upper Caboolture is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential49.5% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone:

Residential45.8% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Suburban neighbourhood

Future urban2.3% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone:

School catchments in Upper Caboolture

PrimaryMinimbah SS
JuniorMorayfield SHS
SeniorMorayfield SHS

Upper Caboolture can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Upper Caboolture

At the 2021 Census, 14.5% of Upper Caboolture’s 5,087 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.8%
Australian42.8%
Irish9.5%
Scottish9.2%
German6.9%
Australian Aboriginal4.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4%
England3.6%
South Africa0.8%
Philippines0.6%
PNG0.4%
Scotland0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Upper Caboolture

Moreton Bay council approved 6,260 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,260
Dwellings/yr
4,367
Houses
1,893
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just Upper Caboolture). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Caboolture address:

Nearby suburbs

Lilywood · 13.3% floodBellmere · 83.4% floodCaboolture South · 75.7% floodMorayfield · 15.9% floodMoorina · 6% floodMoodlu · 35% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.