[1] It is approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Brisbane CBD in the south-eastern corner of the bay of the same name which separates the Redcliffe Peninsula and Bribie Island.

In the north of the bay at Beachmere is where the Caboolture River and Burpengary Creek meet the ocean.

[citation needed] Deception Bay Provisional School opened on 7 November 1892.

[10] Joseph Bancroft was a pioneer in experimenting in native plants for their health properties and, through his meatworks, in the preservation of meat, fish and vegetables.

His son, Thomas Lane Bancroft, carried on the tradition with some work in cultivating cotton and castor oil.

A rough-hewn pyramidal block of granite stands today on the foreshore highlighting the achievements of these two doctors, and the streets around Dr Bancroft's home, Joseph Street and Bancroft Terrace, are named in his honour.

[7] During the 1980s and 1990s, the suburb acquired a negative reputation due to crime and high unemployment.

However, community problems subsided after 2001 following the construction of a police station and a property boom.

[citation needed] In the past few years, a walkway, several staircases, and CCCTV have been installed to improve access to the waterfront area.

In the 2011 census, Deception Bay recorded a population of 19,672 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male.

The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.7%, England 4.2%, Philippines 1%, Samoa 1% and Scotland 0.4%.

86.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.1% Samoan, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Hindi and 0.2% Mandarin.

[22][30] Deception Bay Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Cnr Grosvenor Terrace & Silver Street (27°11′28″S 153°01′48″E / 27.1910°S 153.0301°E / -27.1910; 153.0301 (Deception Bay Flexible Learning Centre)).

Bus route 662 completes a loop around the northern section of Deception Bay and connects to train services at Rothwell railway station.

The 660 bus also travels through Deception Bay connecting to other services at Deception Bay Bus Station providing connections to Redcliffe, Caboolture, Burpengary and Morayfield.