Cashmere vs Joyner

Joyner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Cashmere. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cashmere: a median of $1.52 million, against $1.08 million in Joyner, and rent is higher there too. Joyner is closer to the city centre: 26.7 km, against 29.9 km. On these figures, Cashmere tends to suit couples, while Joyner suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Cashmere and Joyner are both outer Brisbane suburbs, but they differ notably in affluence and safety. Cashmere has a median household income of $153,400 compared to Joyner's $119,548, and its median house price of $1,510,000 is significantly higher than Joyner's $1,072,500. Cashmere also scores better on liveability (76 versus 65) and has a much lower crime risk at 21 compared to Joyner's 49. Joyner is slightly closer to the CBD at 26.7 km and offers a modest walkability advantage, making it worth considering if proximity and foot-traffic appeal to you, though Cashmere generally suits buyers prioritising a more affluent, lower-crime environment.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Cashmere

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 80%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Joyner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,080,000 vs $1,517,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Joyner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Joyner

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.7 km vs 29.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cashmere carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 49/100)
  • Joyner is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Joyner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cashmere and Joyner drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cashmere Joyner
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cashmere Joyner
Walkability 0 / 20
Cashmere — Walkability: 0/100 Joyner — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 79 / 51
Cashmere — Safety: 79/100 Joyner — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Cashmere — Low fire risk: 64/100 Joyner — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cashmere has more residents (4,970 vs 3,600); Cashmere has higher household incomes ($153,400 vs $119,548).

Cashmere Joyner
Population 4,970
+28% vs other
 3,600
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +27.1%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $153,400/yr
+22% vs other
 $119,548/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+14% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cashmere Joyner
0-4 4.6% / 6.4%
Cashmere — 0-4: 4.6% Joyner — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 15.7% / 15.6%
Cashmere — 5-14: 15.7% Joyner — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 8.9% / 7.5%
Cashmere — 15-19: 8.9% Joyner — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.4% / 5.9%
Cashmere — 20-24: 5.4% Joyner — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.3% / 13.2%
Cashmere — 25-34: 8.3% Joyner — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 13.3% / 14.1%
Cashmere — 35-44: 13.3% Joyner — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 18.8% / 13.6%
Cashmere — 45-54: 18.8% Joyner — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.1% / 11.6%
Cashmere — 55-64: 14.1% Joyner — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 7.7% / 7.6%
Cashmere — 65-74: 7.7% Joyner — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 2.5% / 3.6%
Cashmere — 75-84: 2.5% Joyner — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Cashmere — 85+: 0.6% Joyner — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cashmere 79.1% couple families
Cashmere — Couple Families: 79.1% Cashmere — Lone Person: 8.7% Cashmere — One Parent Families: 9.0% Cashmere — Group Household: 2.0% Cashmere — Other Families: 1.2%
Joyner 63.9% couple families
Joyner — Couple Families: 63.9% Joyner — Lone Person: 17.2% Joyner — One Parent Families: 15.6% Joyner — Group Household: 2.4% Joyner — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cashmere 5.6% renting
Cashmere — Owned Outright: 31.0% Cashmere — Mortgage: 63.4% Cashmere — Renting: 5.6%
Joyner 22.4% renting
Joyner — Owned Outright: 27.0% Joyner — Mortgage: 50.5% Joyner — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cashmere Joyner
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.8%
Cashmere — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Joyner — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 10.8%
Cashmere — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Joyner — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 8.2%
Cashmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Joyner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.4%
Cashmere — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Joyner — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.9%
Cashmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Joyner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cashmere Joyner
England 6.2% / 3.5%
Cashmere — England: 6.2% Joyner — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.9%
Cashmere — New Zealand: 3.1% Joyner — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 3.3% / 1.9%
Cashmere — South Africa: 3.3% Joyner — South Africa: 1.9%
India 0.4% / 0.8%
Cashmere — India: 0.4% Joyner — India: 0.8%
Zimbabwe 0.5% / 0.4%
Cashmere — Zimbabwe: 0.5% Joyner — Zimbabwe: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Cashmere — Philippines: not among its largest Joyner — Philippines: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Cashmere — Scotland: 0.5% Joyner — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cashmere 99.2% houses
Cashmere — Houses: 99.2% Cashmere — Townhouses: 0.2% Cashmere — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Joyner 94.7% houses
Joyner — Houses: 94.7% Joyner — Townhouses: 4.8% Joyner — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cashmere Joyner
Median house price $1,517,500 $1,080,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,625,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 57 sales
 20 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cashmere Joyner
3 bed $1.25M / $920K
Cashmere — 3 bed: $1.25M (5 sales) Joyner — 3 bed: $920K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.39M / $1.03M
Cashmere — 4 bed: $1.39M (67 sales) Joyner — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

67 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.65M / $1.48M
Cashmere — 5 bed: $1.65M (27 sales) Joyner — 5 bed: $1.48M (11 sales)

27 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Cashmere Joyner
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cashmere Joyner
Houses — 4.0%
$730/wk on $950K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cashmere Joyner
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Joyner is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Cashmere Joyner
Grade A
same for both
Score 67/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cashmere carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Joyner carries more crime risk (49 vs 21).

Cashmere Joyner
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cashmere Joyner
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 7.6 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 1.6%

Amenities in the suburb

Cashmere Joyner
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Cashmere sits further from the CBD (29.9 km vs 26.7 km).

Cashmere Joyner
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 29.9 km
+11% vs other
 26.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 41 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 48/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4500
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4500
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cashmere Joyner
Car (driver) 69.2% / 70.4%
Cashmere — Car (driver): 69.2% Joyner — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 20.1%
Cashmere — Worked from Home: 22.9% Joyner — Worked from Home: 20.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.3%
Cashmere — Car (passenger): 3.3% Joyner — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 3.8% / 3.6%
Cashmere — Train: 3.8% Joyner — Train: 3.6%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.9%
Cashmere — Walked Only: 0.5% Joyner — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Cashmere Joyner
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Cashmere Joyner
Connectivity score 73/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,556 premises
 69%
1,508 premises

Climate

Cashmere Joyner
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cashmere Joyner
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cashmere Joyner
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Cashmere Joyner
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cashmere Joyner
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cashmere

Acreage Outer Premium

Joyner

Acreage Family Outer Parks

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