Cashmere is a

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in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cashmere had a population of 4,920 people.

Geography

Cashmere is on the north-western outskirts of the

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. Cashmere is near the foothills of the D'Aguilar Range surrounded by dense forest. Cashmere is bounded to the north by

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and is located west of

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History

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of James Cash. In the , Cashmere recorded 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. In the , Cashmere had a population of 4,920 people.

References

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* {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region