Cashmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Cashmere

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Cashmere than in most similar areas. This is a place dominated by larger households, with a very small number of residents living by themselves compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Cashmere, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cashmere sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -6.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cashmere — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cashmere3.0
4500, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 3.0 people live in each home, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. Only 11.5% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% ▲ +44.3%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cashmere, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family groups are the norm here, with couples with children making up 68.3% of the mix. Only 10.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below both the state and national figures.

10.0% ▲ +16.7%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cashmere, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cashmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011383/cashmere/topic/family-households