Cashmere flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cashmere (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 34.57 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
34.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cashmere's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Cashmere flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,843 Cashmere properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,843 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cashmere.
Cashmere at a glance
How Cashmere is zoned
Selling in Cashmere? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 34.57 km², Cashmere is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Community facilities. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 2,044 m² across 1,675 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Cashmere
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cashmere suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1105, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cashmere's 4,970 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cashmere, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cashmere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cashmere itself.
6,617 in 2001 to 21,462 in 2025, up 224%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Cashmere address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Cashmere planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cashmere?
The schematic on this page is a Cashmere flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 30% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cashmere address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cashmere flood-prone?
About 30% of Cashmere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 21% of the 1,843 properties we analysed in Cashmere carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 360 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Cashmere bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 83% of Cashmere is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Cashmere?
The dominant planning zone in Cashmere is Community facilities, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cashmere have heritage-listed places?
Cashmere has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Cashmere hilly or flat?
Cashmere is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 35% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 26 m to 100 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Cashmere?
Across 1,675 surveyed parcels in Cashmere, the median lot size is about 2,044 m². There are also 715 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Cashmere have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cashmere itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Cashmere?
At the 2021 Census Cashmere had 4,970 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Cashmere statistical area, which contains Cashmere, went from 6,617 people in 2001 to 21,462 in 2025, up 224%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cashmere alone.
Is Cashmere an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cashmere scores 1105 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Cashmere?
Median household income in Cashmere was $2,950 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cashmere property?
A Cashmere planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.