Cashmere Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Cashmere (4500) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 21 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Cashmere is in the federal electorate of Dickson.

In the 2011 census the population of Cashmere was 4,651 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cashmere is 35 years of age.

77.3% of people living in the suburb of Cashmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 3.6% New Zealand, 3.2% South Africa, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

94.1% of people living in Cashmere speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% French, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Polish.

The religious makeup of Cashmere is 23.8% Catholic, 22.8% Anglican, 21.5% No religion, 6.5% Uniting Church, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Baptist, 4.5% Christian, nfd, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Pentecostal, 1.2% Lutheran.

67.7% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 3.7% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 50 widowed people living in Cashmere.

61.4% of the people living in Cashmere over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Cashmere has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Cashmere are 22.1% Professionals, 17.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.2% Managers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 4.6% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cashmere work in are 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Construction, 9.8% Retail trade, 8.7% Education and training, 8.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Manufacturing, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

23.3% of homes are fully owned, and 68.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $842 per week and the median household income is $2278 per week.

The median rent in Cashmere is $403 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2275 per month.

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