Steel frames and trusses for Caboolture

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What to know about building in Caboolture

From City of Moreton Bay, state agencies, the Bureau of Meteorology and the ABS. Each item links to its source.

• The 2021 Census counted 29,534 people and 11,690 private dwellings in the suburb of Caboolture, with 43.1% of occupied dwellings having four or more bedrooms.

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• The census population of Caboolture rose from 26,433 in 2016 to 29,534 in 2021.

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• TMR's planned Bruce Highway upgrade from Buchanan Road to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road includes a new Arthur Drewett Drive overpass and a realigned Arthur Drewett Drive intersection with Progress Road at Caboolture.

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• The Bureau of Meteorology's Caboolture River flood records include a peak of 9.91 m at the Caboolture gauge in February 1972, with major floods also reported in 1974, 1989, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2022 and 2024.

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Council-wide planning notes for City of Moreton Bay: see the Moreton Bay & Gympie page

Frame design in Caboolture

Wind classification

Set lot by lot in Caboolture under AS 4055; send us your site's classification with the plans. · How wind classes work

Flood levels

Check City of Moreton Bay's flood information for the lot first. If it sets a minimum floor level, a raised steel floor system is one way to meet it. · Steel floor systems

Growth-area builds

Repeated house designs in Caboolture's growth areas suit factory-made frames: each repeat is made to the same engineered drawings. · Steel framing for developers

Owner-builder? QBCC permit rules and what a kit includes