Cashmere, QLD 4500 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Cashmere gained 2,000 residents from internal migration and 210 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,037 people moved away — a net addition of 173 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Cashmere against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Cashmere population grew from 19,474 in 2016 to 21,462 in 2025, a change of 10.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Cashmere | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19,474 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 19,676 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 19,847 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 19,942 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 20,037 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 20,050 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 20,244 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 20,675 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 21,109 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 21,462 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Cashmere SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 3 supermarkets and 37 parks. For families: 18 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 3 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 8 sports fields. The nearest train station, Lawnton, is about 6,150 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 26 bus stops here.
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- Cashmere Village Natural Learning Centre
- Tadpole's Daycare
- Rise & Shine Kindergarten Warner
- Busy Bees at Warner 1
- Busy Bees at Warner 2
- Tadpoles
- Stepz Fitness
- Warner Family Medical Practice
- IGA
- Woolworths
- ALDI
- Hayward Avenue Reserve
- Forgan Cove
- Frank Nichols Reserve
- Bullocky Rest
- Wright Reserve
- Sarbi Park
- Woodhaven Park
- H T Ireland Reserve
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.