Occasional loud music also. Another neighbour two houses down put music up once or twice a week at very loud levels, even weeknights at midnight. Yet another neighbour to the back got on our nerves a few times for talking loudy and running a radio in the middle of the night am during the week - they were only metres away from our bedroom window. The first house at the beginning of the cul-de-sac was a rental two units.
One day, a young chap from NSW moved in and he was an obvious Bruce Springsteen fan, as he cranked up the volume so much on the weekends, that we lost our appetite to finish our breakfast on our patio which was probably 20m away. I even went to his door and confronted him, but you could tell that he was a typical bogan with nothing to lose. We could not wait to be moving into our newly built home, even though we were a bit nervous realizing that there were two obvious sides to this newly established estate.
This of owner occupiers with better than average homes like ours and the typical rental shoe boxes. Soon after we had moved in there, we noticed loud music coming from our back neighbours. We went to their house and it was so loud that the guy a Kiwi would barely hear the bell.
When he opend up, we couldn't believe that his toddler was sitting right there in that noise. We introduced ourselves and kindly asked to turn down the volume.
He was actually relatively nice about it and it happened a few more times when his mates were over, but nowhere near as frequently as we should experience with other neighbours.
I invested my own money, blood, sweat and tears into this house and created a beautiful garden on sqm. There were young very nasty kids who were riding their push bikes through my new front garden bed WHILE I was working on it! It happened to a few others and with these pests and their parents there is not a lot you can do unless you want to escalate the situation and risk your property and cars be damaged at night Our other back neighbours the block had a funny shape were quite nice but they got separated and the house sold quickly to a Vietnamese family who were noisy with regular noisy karaoke until late.
There were a few nice neighbours in our street, people we considered as 'normal' as us. They were both from England. There were noisy parties in a few homes all the time, with lots of people attending until the early hours on many weekends. Fire was set to grass in that park adjoining the estate a few times in summer.
Bogan dads were allowing their kids to drive around the neighbourhood on mini motorbikes. Soon commercial work trucks and Utes were parked in front of every second home in one particular street, destroying the street scape and bringing down the look and feel and values as a result.
People were repairing cars for others inside the garages of their rental homes, doing spray painting jobs, parking unregistered cars in front of the houses.
It was terrible. All of this happened despite a newly established Police Beat just around the corner from us, where the Cop was moving into one of those homes! There were regular neighbourhood watch meetings but only a few of those concerned attended but most of those who should have attended didn't and of course the bad guys did not. Nothing changed. The cop was not helpful. I will never forget how I watched nervously how yet new neighbours were moving into one of the vacant rental homes to the back of us.
It was a family with a few teenage kids. They had a shipping container delivered and were emptying it. The first thing they pulled out was the stereo sound system and they played very noisy music for hours while unpacking for hours - what an introduction to the neighbourhood!
These people turned out to be the biggest headache yet. The kids were always just noisy, with the music, e-guitar, or the drums or their trekking bike in the back yard, or mini motor bikes in the streets. Typical bogan people.
Later they bought the vacant block next to their rental home and built on it! We then knew that they were staying for good.
Our direct next door neighbours from England had enough they were directly facing them and sold, moving to small acreage. So you still have the nasty neighbour risk factor but 10x the work! We actually heard many horror stories of people living on acreage where people and their kids seem to live an even more carefree lifestyle Parties where parking is no issue as they can accommodate 4 dozen cars on their property?
We eventually came to the conclusion that it must be a "QLD thing" with the selfishness, the high level of bogans, the antisocial behaviour, the alcohol fuelled parties, the "need" for noise and "don't care your neighbour" mentality As we had never experienced any of this in Sydney where we also lived in three different areas.
Coincidence or not, we eventually left QLD for good. It seems this place is filled with people from the lower end of society. In the years that we lived there, there were petitions to put more police on the beat. It took years and lots of pressure to be put in place. We didn't fee it changed anything. From what I read today, it has even gotten worse. I wish you all the best and urge you to do your homework very thoroughly!
Never buy a property unless you have rented in the neighbourhood first, I can't stress this enough. It's just too much of a risk.
We were very very lucky in the end by selling it took 5 months to find a buyer, and this was in Caboolture has WAY too many properties, both second hand and newly built. There were too many estates built, there is still many estates being planned and lots of vacant land and new home and land for sale. Prices have come down and everybody competes with everybody.
I would never be buying in this environment. Good luck. It's not about being snobby it's about being respectful to the people who you live around - seriously we were the noisy, drunk, fighting,kids. And it is not cool. You have to grow up one day and realize what is acceptable in Caboolture is absolutely not ok.
It's true, look side ways at the wrong person and they'll come back and trash your place if you don't get bashed on the spot. Pregnant Mums pushing a pram with no shoes smoking and slapping there kids about the head is normal. Burn outs yes all the time, drag racing yep, fights and drugs drugs drugs everywhere. My first job when I finished high school was at a local kindy where every day before we let the children out to play we had to collect all the dirty needles from the garden - I am not joking with a pair of rubber gloves and a pair of tongs - we would get at least 8 a day.
Look we have motorbikes and what Uey is winging about is noting compared to what really goes on in that town. They are oldies looking in - we were those kids now grown up and I'm thankful every day I'm still alive. I went to the south island of NZ and it wasn't like it is here, they are just normal people! Living in QLD has made me dislike people as most people don't seem to know any better. I guess anything can be better than where an individual has come from if they know of nothing else, especially when the inital appeal, ie; affordability, loses its shiny, glossy coat of innocent naivety and becomes worn and dull with good dose of reality.
We moved up from Sydney. When researching where to move to in Brisbane everything pointed to Caboolture. It was the gateway to the hinterland, to Bribie Island, to the Sunshine Coast and only 35 minutes to Brisbane airport. We chose Central Lakes Estate in Caboolture as it was a new estate with recycled water.
We thought that was diffierent as not many estates offer recycled water. And central Lakes has had a shopping centre with Woolworths, Coffee Club, Medical and dental centre, 24 hour gym, and other take away and retail outlets open up recently. I don't know if it's luck or the people but our neighbours are great so we haven't had any problems. It doesn't have the congestion but is convenient and close enough to all the facilities we need as well as being next to a public and private hospital, university, private schools, Tafe, childcare etc.
We thought at first, what have we done, we left Sydney for this? But for the lifestyle and value you gain the cost of housing is half of what you would get in Sydney comparing our house to where we used to live. Area is more for families with bike tracks, walking paths, lakes, playgrounds, bbq facilities etc. Not the place you move to so you can party and there are plenty of families with younger children in Central Lakes. So if you are thinking of moving, go for it.
Sunshine coast, Bribie Island and beaches are approx 30 minutes or less and being only 35 minutes it is an easy commute to the airport if you travel a lot. There is a train station at Caboolture whih is about 50 minutes to Brisbane city. Also, Central Lakes Estate was not affeted by the floods in This sounds like it was written by a real estate agent : If you are moving from western Sydney, this is paradise.
My thoughts exactly Melissa. It sounds like someone is trying very hard to sell the place. And why shouldnt they sell the place? It's just a shame people dont put as much effort into building a community they are proud of and filling the place with positivity as they do talking utter rubbish negatives online behind a computer screen, this shire has a phenominal rate of growth, excellent schools and a growing business portfolio, crime is actually dropping and returns for those with half a brain in realestate have been great.
Nobody in the country has gotten off scott free given the countries financial dramas but all in all here cabollture stands holding its value quite nicely in the medium to high quality realestate end of the market. Ps: I'm no realestate agent.. Lovely and close to the new addition to the hospital, an entire hospital dedicated to mental health. It will defiantly attract a lovely crowd and is also where the local jail brings inmates who are hurt or not feeling the best.
Perfect position directly across from a school. Grand "CABO". It's a great place for families, but then there are areas which are good for retirees as well. It's a place with a diverse range of homes and varying acreage sizes available. There is the train station right in town, Caboolture bus lines with all it's services including buses to all the schools.
Several different schools to choose from, and of course it has it's own great Hospital which is going to get a massive upgrade in the coming years. It's so close to everything anybody should need, including beautiful beaches at Bribie Island and lots of choices for shopping. I grew up here from a small child having moved from Gympie in That was when Caboolture produced its own dairy products and the river was green, there was no Esme Street because that was the paddock where the cows roamed, train's were not electric, not air conditioned and men gave up their seat for a lady.
The police station, still where it is today, was only a two man station. Carmody's pub was across the road where that god awful council building is now. It should have been heritage listed but the council, so I'm told, forgot to renew their liquor licence and, I guess, money talks.
Morayfield Road was beautifully untouched with bush along either side with the only shops being where Pat and Margaret Nicholls had the local corner store where the carpark is to Anaconda, down there at the intersection with Caboolture River Road. The local butcher was on the diagonal corner, across the road from Morayfield Primary School where the picture framer is now and the local veterinarian had acerage about where Martin Jonkers is.
This was when your neighbours looked out for you or took care of things for you if you weren't there, like take your laundry off the clothes line and brought it in if it started raining and had very much the live and let live type of congeniality.
Yes, you knew your neighbours. Neighbours actually got along, cut each other a bit of slack and spoke to one another, nicley, hard to believe I know, sorted things out over a beer and a gentleman's handshake meant something. It meant honesty and integrity and honor. This town started to go down hill when the prison was built out at Woodford and, well, the incarcerated needed somewhere for their families to live. Soon the mates follow because deals are still done in prison and old mate still wants things taken care off while he is on the inside.
Contempt breeds comtempt, and so the shallow gene pool flooded over, in a course of time. This sleepy, innocent town just got a wake up. Now there are 5 of them. There were only two places - Caboolture was north of the bridge and Morayfield was south of the bridge. Easy peasy!! The arrogance of developers who like to see their name in mortar have created many more little places.
Mmmmm, pockets filled with dollars, they stand back and admire their handy work as I bend down to check for a joey from yet another doe kangaroo killed with a head injury from a vehicle because it struggled to find the land it once knew. Crime is on the increase and coppers are doing the best they can but it still isn't good enough to a population who doesn't understand and is flooded with biased media.
Sure I reminisce. I couldn't agree with you more. My memories are almost identical to yours When the Caboolture Park shopping centre was built that was the place to be but that is now dead to the Morayfield Shopping Centre. The only child hood memory that still remains is the vacant block on the corner of Oakey Flat Rd and Morayfield Rd, soon to be developed I understand. My Mum worked at the Dairy Co Op for 10 years in the 80's and 90's and I have fond memories of going there after school and getting the freshest dairy products available.
This has now been replaced by some dodgy meat company which preys on the lower class residents. It is very very scary. Money talks. I've been here since 82 and totally agree. Used to live in the big white house on the corner of Morayfield Rd and Church st. I think all the Richie's in the area should buy one each and deck them out then jack the rent through the roof because there local to everything..
Nice to see such a racist remark there, i am miving over there and i am another "kiwi". Not everyone is like another, good and bad in all cultures. I hope i see you there, id like to see if your a true blue "aussie" or just another "dero" as you put it.
I am a very strong kiwi woman so lets see how defaming you are away from your computer screen. Im sick of this "another kiwi crap" get over it.
We have plenty of aussies at home and welcome them with open arms Why dont you try that. We live in a new estate in North Caboolture which has no ADSL support and, according to Telstra, there are no plans to extend the support. This is the same for many areas surrounding the town centre.
Other than that, it is a nice quiet area with plenty of beaches and parks and the Sunshine Coast an hour north. Being 5 minutes from the town centre, there is no public transport and the night life is restricted to a few small restaurants and cinema complex at Morayfield. Well we have our locals and some reside among us and our lovely surrounding areas. Caboolture offers an expanse of activities and diverse living options from the sedate residential home in surburbia to the expansive country style home overlooking the lovely Glasshouse mountains.
Caboolture complemented by the fantistic Shopping facility at morayfield with all one desires in the latest trends and experiences. The home of Urban Country Music. Caboolture- close to the work opportunities of the city, the beaches of the Sunshine Coast and Bribie Island. No need to leave town for shopping yet close enough to catch a train or drive into Brisbane if you wish. Great schools and housing much more affordable than the city.
It's a good town if you know where to avoid. There are some dodgy parts of town as there are in any town in any country. Nice little place, not too crowded and everything you need is right here. Plus we're smack bang in the middle of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and only a 20 minute drive to Bribie Island, what else would you need?!
That's the problem Let's face it I would definetely not call this a town anymore I can only strongly suggest to rent before you buy this can be taken as general advice, no matter where you are , in or around the same street you might like to buy - I know it may be impractical but better safe than sorry Of course you are going to say that if you didn't have a good experience, which is why you have posted your own review.
This website isn't created to being debates, it is somewhere to post your own personal review. So there was no need to go and start an argument against mine, I could easily argue yours but I have better things to do with my time.
I am still in Caboolture and I'm am fine with living here. Anyone smart enough knows to look up a town and search for reviews, talk to locals, etc before they move. Saying that "you don't know till it's too late" is really just a cop-out for someone who didn't do their research first. About the dodgy parts of town, it was definitely not an understatement. Caboolture is quite a large place know, yeah some compact areas of the CBD aren't too great but there are a lot more parts still technically in Caboolture which are lovely.
If you think that the area is for the "lower demographic" then that is your opinion. I'm sure the Mayors and higher-end business people of the town would disagree with you yes they exist.
Morayfield Road is very much larger in population, and they need to cut the area down to cope with the commercial areas. But it's not at that stage yet so of course it's going to be crowded, I'm sure the council isn't made of money. Plus, I'm sure there would be quite a few irate tenants. Though when it does happen it will weed a lot of people out of "way town".
They are my responses to the comment on this page only. Next time, leave it alone, you have your own review. No need to comment about how you disagree on everyone elses. Please excuse the spelling mistakes above, I should have proof-read it first. I live here in caboolture I arrived with my hopes and dreams in my knapsack, my head held high and ready to make the best of it.
It took a little while to find work as i had arrived at the end of november so any mature person should know thats not a good time of the year to be moving to an area in any country Regardless of that i signed a contract for work on the 21st of Dec to start work 2 weeks later in january I was ecstatic I like the fact it has good public transport, great shopping with morayfield mall, and caboolture mall if u need something in a hurry with IGA shops all over the place.
Its close to bribie island, the sunshine coast, and not that far from the Brisbane airport and City. Home is where u make it I can bulk bill here, there are great opportunities workwise, all u have to do is look It has good schooling, gotta be honest and say some are better than others.
There is riff raff here as there is in every place.. There is entertainment happening here during the year But i do believe caboolture is a good place to live regardless. Its been good to me and i have the good fortune to live and work here..
I like the fact I have accessibility to all surrounding areas and dont need to drive to far to get there I like it I am renting at the moment and am now looking to buy Yes Caboolture has bad areas and with the govt approving more and more estates on small blocks they are only going to increase in number.
The acres being developed behing the Market Place shopping centre on Morayfield Road for so called "affordable housing" should prove very interesting. Roger Ramjet - 1. How about something a little more constructive and helpful next time? Please note, I wrote this review 2 years ago now. I actually still agree with my original review, the only place I see the area crowded is driving past the Centrelink and Morayfield Shopping Centre during school holidays.
How about you write something a bit more helpful and not so misleading!!! If you can't take another persons point of view why write a review in the first place 3.
I've been there my hole life and it isn't a Little Town at all. This is why it is crowded as!! I have lived at West Caboolture since and I would never move. I have some wonderful neighbours who look after you, it is a quite area and there is an IGA, Chemist,Pizza and Seafood place nearby.
There are also buses running to Caboolture Station. It is a growing area and we are soon to get a culture centre which will be state of the art. I have a low mortgage and I happily commute to Brisbane each day which you do get used to. It is about 30 mins drive to Coolum and close to Morayfield shops. An overall big thumbs up from me. We lived in Caboolture for 5 years when we bought our first home and it was full of crime and just an ugly place to look at.
It's miles from the city, and takes forever to commute to work. Some of the outer Caboolture suburbs are nice but Caboolture itself is a dump. We are happy to have gotten out. I would only recommend living here if you had no other choice - sorry to say. Maybe good for investing in rental property. Caboolture is north of Brisbane as is probably considered a suburb.
The town is a residential are on the main route to the Sunshine Coast and being on a direct train link to Brisbane CBD makes Caboolture an attractive place to buy a home. Prices here are not too bad considering how close you are to everything including the coastal areas of Moreton Bay and Deception Bay. Caboolture has good shopping even without the trip to Brisbane with a large shopping centre.
There are a number of sporting field and many sports clubs for all ages to become involved with. Never go short of a golf course with several dotted around the area. Caboolture is a township about 45kms north of Brisbane and can easily be accessed on the highway. This used to be a sleepy town but no more. The residential push out of Brisbane has seen huge growth in and around Caboolture and it is a place where many families have decided to reside. From here you can catch the train into Brisbane which makes it an easy commute if that is where you work.
Caboolture services the rural area north of Brisbane and although it has had the 'country' feel about it, it is now becoming like an outer suburb of Brisbane. I have heard that it is a little difficult to get to know people and perhaps that is because you have such a variety of interests in the town. There is a lot organised for families and being away from the city it is a great place to bring up a young family. There have been several retirement villages built and these have proved to be popular.
Yes Clickwriter. Very nice place to live and raise a family. I have spent the last few years away from the area overseas and found that very depressing and taxing on ones mind and daily activities.
Very happy to be back in OZ,here is a link to excellent quality homes at very affordable prices. Cheers Ray. Caboolture has a high rate of crime and the public schooling here is not great. There are some nice parts of Caboolture more expensive but generally speaking I would not move here and it is definately not somewhere I would raise my kids.
This use to be a nice place but to be honest, not so much anymore. I dont like morayfield, there are alot of rude ferel people around here. I do my shopping at morayfield shopping centre and there are rude people there, there are kids screaming and swearing, people asking me for a cigarette even though i dont smoke , i say i dont have a smoke and i get called a rude name. I always get an impatient person behind me swearing under their breath and calling me names when i am using an atm or at a checkout.
I get the occasional drunk coming up to me to have a chat, i nearly get run down at the crossing every time and i get dirty looks from the cleaning ladies. What's the best place to live for a single young professional around Caboolture? How bad the flood? Is this flat, steep or winding road.? Please let me know.. Back Queensland Brisbane Caboolture. Not great for Nightlife. Who lives here? Reviews of Caboolture, QLD. Great for All basic shopping needs are nearby Access to beaches, fishing and parks Lots of pubs and taverns Great shopping Lots of schools and daycare facilities.
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