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Cashmere vs Petrie
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Cashmere profile · Petrie profile
Cashmere Petrie
Cashmere and Petrie are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Cashmere is a wealthier, family-focused area where the typical weekly household income is $2,406 and 33% of homes earn $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Petrie is much more walkable (very walkable) compared to Cashmere (mostly car-dependent). This difference is clear in the local amenities; for example, 96.3% of Petrie residents can walk to a school within 15 minutes, compared to only 39.8% in Cashmere.
The gap in typical household income between the two has widened since 2011, now sitting at $553. Despite this, the two areas share several traits, including similar proportions of First Nations residents and people who speak little or no English. They also have nearly the same number of schools within 3km and share a similar climate, with almost identical average rainfall and temperatures.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,425
- First area, 2016: 18,805
- First area, 2021: 19,643
- Second area, 2011: 8,499
- Second area, 2016: 8,690
- Second area, 2021: 8,735
- First area, 2011: 32 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cashmere: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Petrie: 0.3% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Cashmere: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Petrie: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Cashmere: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Petrie: 1.1% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Cashmere: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Petrie: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Cashmere: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Petrie: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Cashmere: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Petrie: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Cashmere: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Petrie: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Cashmere: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Petrie: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Cashmere: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Petrie: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Cashmere: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Petrie: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Cashmere: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Petrie: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Cashmere: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Petrie: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Cashmere: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Petrie: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Cashmere: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Petrie: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Cashmere: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Petrie: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Cashmere: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Petrie: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Cashmere: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Petrie: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Cashmere: 3.7% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Petrie: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $790
- First area, 2016: $853
- First area, 2021: $1,003
- Second area, 2011: $673
- Second area, 2016: $730
- Second area, 2021: $811
- First area, 2011: $1,968
- First area, 2016: $2,110
- First area, 2021: $2,406
- Second area, 2011: $1,492
- Second area, 2016: $1,597
- Second area, 2021: $1,853
- First area, 2011: $2,004
- First area, 2016: $2,183
- First area, 2021: $2,528
- Second area, 2011: $1,639
- Second area, 2016: $1,812
- Second area, 2021: $2,086
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $380
- First area, 2016: $410
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $335
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $2,200
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,890
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,725
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cashmere vs Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/314011383/cashmere/vs/314031393/petrie