Caboolture vs Moodlu

Caboolture is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Moodlu. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moodlu, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Caboolture tends to suit families with children, while Moodlu suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Caboolture

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (26 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (19 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • But Moodlu carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 14%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Caboolture

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (53 km vs 55 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Caboolture

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 9%)
  • But Moodlu has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Caboolture and Moodlu drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Caboolture Moodlu
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Caboolture Moodlu
Walkability 22 / 8
Caboolture — Walkability: 22/100 Moodlu — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 14 / 36
Caboolture — Safety: 14/100 Moodlu — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 69 / 100
Caboolture — Low fire risk: 69/100 Moodlu — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Caboolture has more residents (29,534 vs 285); Moodlu skews older (44 vs 36).

Caboolture Moodlu
Population 29,534
+99% vs other
 285
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% -10.4%
Median age 36 44
Median household income $68,120/yr $72,904/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caboolture Moodlu
0-4 6.6% / 3.2%
Caboolture — 0-4: 6.6% Moodlu — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 14.2% / 10.9%
Caboolture — 5-14: 14.2% Moodlu — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.1% / 4.9%
Caboolture — 15-19: 6.1% Moodlu — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.2% / 5.3%
Caboolture — 20-24: 6.2% Moodlu — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.3% / 13.7%
Caboolture — 25-34: 14.3% Moodlu — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 12.5% / 13.3%
Caboolture — 35-44: 12.5% Moodlu — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.7% / 9.5%
Caboolture — 45-54: 11.7% Moodlu — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 10.7% / 16.8%
Caboolture — 55-64: 10.7% Moodlu — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 9.4% / 13.7%
Caboolture — 65-74: 9.4% Moodlu — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.9% / 6.3%
Caboolture — 75-84: 5.9% Moodlu — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.4% / 3.9%
Caboolture — 85+: 2.4% Moodlu — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caboolture 35.9% couple families
Caboolture — Couple Families: 35.9% Caboolture — Lone Person: 34.0% Caboolture — One Parent Families: 23.1% Caboolture — Group Household: 5.4% Caboolture — Other Families: 1.6%
Moodlu 51.4% couple families
Moodlu — Couple Families: 51.4% Moodlu — Lone Person: 34.3% Moodlu — One Parent Families: 14.3% Moodlu — Group Household: 0.0% Moodlu — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caboolture 43.6% renting
Caboolture — Owned Outright: 21.5% Caboolture — Mortgage: 34.9% Caboolture — Renting: 43.6%
Moodlu 14.1% renting
Moodlu — Owned Outright: 45.7% Moodlu — Mortgage: 40.2% Moodlu — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Caboolture Moodlu
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 19.3%
Caboolture — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Moodlu — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 9.1%
Caboolture — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Moodlu — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.3%
Caboolture — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Moodlu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 3.2%
Caboolture — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Moodlu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.4%
Caboolture — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Moodlu — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Caboolture Moodlu
England 3.2% / 3.5%
Caboolture — England: 3.2% Moodlu — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 4.0% / 2.5%
Caboolture — New Zealand: 4.0% Moodlu — New Zealand: 2.5%
Philippines 1.6% / 2.5%
Caboolture — Philippines: 1.6% Moodlu — Philippines: 2.5%
Germany 0.4% / 1.8%
Caboolture — Germany: 0.4% Moodlu — Germany: 1.8%
Sri Lanka — / 2.1%
Caboolture — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Moodlu — Sri Lanka: 2.1%
India 0.6% / 1.4%
Caboolture — India: 0.6% Moodlu — India: 1.4%
Taiwan 0.7% / —
Caboolture — Taiwan: 0.7% Moodlu — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caboolture 77.3% houses
Caboolture — Houses: 77.3% Caboolture — Townhouses: 19.7% Caboolture — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Moodlu 92.8% houses
Moodlu — Houses: 92.8% Moodlu — Townhouses: 9.3% Moodlu — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Caboolture Moodlu
Median house price $835,000 —
Median unit price $459,750 —
Median land price $1,007,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 378 sales
 —

Development activity

Caboolture Moodlu
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Caboolture Moodlu
Houses 3.7%
$620/wk on $879K
 —
Units 4.2%
$465/wk on $570K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Caboolture Moodlu
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools Higher than 46% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 41% of QLD —

Liveability

Caboolture is more walkable (22 vs 8).

Caboolture Moodlu
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Caboolture carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); Caboolture carries more crime risk (86 vs 64).

Caboolture Moodlu
Bushfire Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Caboolture Moodlu
Inside the suburb 19 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 8 0

Schools in Caboolture

  • Australian Christian College - Moreton Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Columban's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Alta-1 College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Caboolture Montessori School Independent · Primary at peers
  • St Michael's College Independent · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Moodlu

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Caboolture Moodlu
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 0
Parks & reserves 18 0
Childcare 26 0
GPs 12 0
Pharmacies 7 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 11 0
Waterways 20 3

Mobility

Moodlu sits further from the CBD (55 km vs 53 km).

Caboolture Moodlu
Walkability score 22/100 8/100
Distance to Brisbane 53 km 55 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 52 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 18/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 130.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4510
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4510
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Caboolture Moodlu
Car (driver) 76.0% / 76.2%
Caboolture — Car (driver): 76.0% Moodlu — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 13.9%
Caboolture — Worked from Home: 10.1% Moodlu — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 5.0%
Caboolture — Car (passenger): 8.0% Moodlu — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 5.0%
Caboolture — Walked Only: 1.7% Moodlu — Walked Only: 5.0%
Train 3.1% / —
Caboolture — Train: 3.1% Moodlu — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Caboolture Moodlu
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

Caboolture Moodlu
Connectivity score 75/100 38/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
14,489 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Caboolture Moodlu
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Caboolture Moodlu
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Caboolture Moodlu
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Caboolture Moodlu
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caboolture Moodlu
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caboolture

Outer Transport Hub

Moodlu

Outer River

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