Cashmere Moreton Bay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Cashmere Village Shopping Centre, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°17′36″S 152°54′11″E / 27.2933°S 152.9030°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,970 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 143.6/km2 (372.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4500 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Cashmere is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,970 people. [1]
Cashmere is on the north-western outskirts of the Brisbane metropolitan area.[ citation needed]
Cashmere is near the foothills of the D'Aguilar Range surrounded by dense forest. Cashmere is bounded to the north by Lake Samsonvale and is located west of Warner.[ citation needed]
The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of James Cash. [3]
In the 2011 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,651 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male. The median age of the Cashmere population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 77.3% of people living in Cashmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 3.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.6%. 94.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Afrikaans, 0.4% German, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% French. [4]
In the 2016 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,920 people. [5]
In the 2021 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,970 people. [1]