| Cashmere Moreton Bay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Cashmere Village Shopping Centre, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Cashmere | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°17′36″S 152°54′11″E / 27.2933°S 152.9030°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,920 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 142.2/km2 (368.3/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 2016 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,920 people.[1]
Geography
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]
History
The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of James Cash.[3]
In the 2011 census, Cashmere recorded a population of 4,651 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male.[4] The median age of the Cashmere population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37.[4] 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%.[4] 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cashmere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cashmere – suburb in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45379)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Pine Rivers historical figures - James Cash". Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cashmere (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
External links
- "Cashmere". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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