Moving to Caboolture (South area) from Tarneit (Central area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Caboolture - South and Tarneit - Central, side by side - all from public government data.
Caboolture (South area) has 27,798 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.0% in a year, 4 schools and 2 childcare services. Full Caboolture (South area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Tarneit P-9 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tarneit - Central.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tarneit - Central (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Minimbah State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caboolture - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caboolture - South (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Caboolture - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 938, compared to 1,027 in Tarneit - Central. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Caboolture - South none in this SA2, Tarneit - Central 1,061 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in Caboolture - South, compared to 6 in Tarneit - Central.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 2 in Caboolture - South vs 49 in Tarneit - Central.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Caboolture - South at 7.6% (vs 67.3% in Tarneit - Central).
Caboolture - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Tarneit - Central's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Caboolture (South area)?
27,798 people lived in Caboolture (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.0% over the year. Tarneit (Central area) had 29,246.
How many schools are in Caboolture (South area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Caboolture (South area), against 6 in Tarneit (Central area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Tarneit - Central → Caboolture - South