Caboolture-Deception Bay
Caboolture South
Community Renewal in Caboolture South
Community Renewal began in Caboolture South in November 1999. Caboolture South joined the renewal areas of Caboolture East and Deception Bay to form the Caboolture-Deception Bay renewal zone. Renewal activities will occur across the Caboolture-Deception Bay zone until 30 June 2009.
Achievements
Some of the many Community Renewal projects delivered in Caboolture South include:
- The Learning for Life initiative, in which local community tutors used local library, school and university facilities to deliver training courses and workshops in arts and crafts, music, literature, health and fitness, nutrition and cooking, self-development, computers, home maintenance, and children’s and youth activities.
- Construction of a School-Community Access Centre at the Morayfield State School, to create a base for the school’s parent liaison team, various community groups, student counselling and the visiting Queensland Health Nursing Service.
- Redevelopment of the Platypus Creek Environmental Park to provide additional walking tracks, creek crossings and a bridge.
What’s happening now
The Queensland Government extended Community Renewal in Caboolture South for a further five years from 1 July 2004. Residents, government, community and business are working together to develop a Renewal Zone Plan, which will be a blueprint for Community Renewal activities in the Caboolture-Deception Bay zone.
Get involved
Participation is the key to Community Renewal’s success. Residents can participate in Community Renewal by contacting their local Community Renewal office. Alternatively, email us at 
communityrenewal@housing.qld.gov.au.
About Caboolture South
The Caboolture area is the traditional home of the Kabi Aboriginal people and the name is derived from Kabi words ‘Kabul-tur’ meaning ‘place of the carpet snake’. Europeans first settled in the area in 1841. Timber was the principal industry in the early days, with red cedar providing a good income for timber getters. The discovery of gold at Gympie accelerated European settlement in Caboolture.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census figures show the Caboolture South renewal area has a population of 5,343 with 1,444 families. Over one quarter (26 percent) are aged under 15 and 23.4 percent were born overseas. About 8.3 percent speak languages other than English and the Indigenous population is 4.2 percent.
For more information
Contact us at the Caboolture office for more information.
Last updated 14 September 2005
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