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QLD · Brisbane Council
Carina, 4152
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,062
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.5%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,064/wk
Employment rate
66.4%
Languages at home
15.9%non-English
Most common: Spanish, Mandarin, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Carina is a well-connected established suburb in Brisbane Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Neighbouring suburbs are within easy reach, so the wider metro area always feels accessible. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Sport and recreation are easy to access, with local venues supporting active weekends and after-work routines. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability picture is excellent, powered mainly by community and employment, plus schools and education relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Carina snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$750/wk
Population (ERP)
13,062
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#20
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
15th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
66th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
78th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 75.7/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 2% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 50th in Australia
- State rank
- 29th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #20 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #22 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $750
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
13,062(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +7.5% over 5 years · 66th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +7.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +206
- Change in 5 years
- +906
- Growth rank in QLD
- 66th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~13,950), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 11,678
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,064
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 256 of 4,947
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 66.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,562 / 1,603 / 520
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 321
- Against the person
- 29
- Against property
- 229
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 403 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -4.3%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage69
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)588
- Traffic And Related Offences101
- Unlawful Entry136
- Drug Offences93
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,076.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 78th
School list
- Carina State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 267 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Mayfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 393 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- San Sisto CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1080 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 805 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- St Martin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1111 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 627 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Avenues Early Learning Centre - Carinakindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
37 public transport stops in this suburb
- Creek Rd at Carindale Tennis Centre, stop 46
- Creek Rd at Fursden Road, stop 47
- Stanley Rd at Pembroke Street, stop 42
- Stanley Rd at Pembroke Street, stop 42
- Zahel St at Williams Field, stop 40
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
170 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
4 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 2 bakeries · 1 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 19 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 92/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.26
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.94
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.34
Food & drink(11)
- The Baker's CornerBakery
Unit 4 18 Kenrose Street, Carina
- The Flour Monkey BakeryBakery
- Backstreet EspressoCafe
12 Kenrose Street, Carina
- Sula Coffee & Juice BarCafe
856 Old Cleveland Road
- Urban KonobaCafe
Old Cleveland Road, Carina
- Carina SeafoodsFast food
- Carina Leagues ClubPub
1390 Creek Road, Carina
- Elio’s OsteriaRestaurant
875 Old Cleveland Road
- Giovanni's Woodfire & KitchenRestaurant
12 Kenrose Street, Carina
- Pancho's PizzaRestaurant
401 Stanley Road
- Pizza HutRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- Carina North Quality MeatsButcher
Unit 3 182 Stanley Road
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
- Chris' IGASupermarket
Community(8)
- Carindale Police Citizens Youth ClubCommunity centre
27 Narracott Street
- Centacare Belmont Social and Community HubCommunity centre
68 Meadowlands Road, Carina
- Avenues Early Learning Centre - CarinaKindergarten
- Kindergarten (2)
- Carina LibraryLibrary
Corner Mayfield Road and Nyrang Street, Carina
- Mayfield State SchoolSchool
Paget Street, Carina
- Saint Martins Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
- Clinic
- Carina Orthodontic SurgeryDentist
Unit 2 10 Kenrose Street, Carina
- The Practice at Clem Jones CentreMedical clinic
Unit 3103 56 Zahel Street
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
834 Old Cleveland Road, Carina
Sport & outdoors(24)
- Rebalance Pilates and YogaGym
12 Kenrose Street, Carina
- Belmont Recreation Reserve WestPark
- Park
- Rembrandt Street ParkPark
- Todman Street ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (8)
- Belmont Services Bowls ClubSports centre
- Clem Jones CentreSports centre
56 Zahel Street, Carina
- Mayfield State SchoolSports centre
- Sports centre
- Mick Foley FieldSports field
- Sports field
- Clem Jones CentreSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (3)
Transport(36)
36 bus stops
Other(45)
- BWSAlcohol
- Liquor Legends Carina NorthAlcohol
182 Stanley Road, Carina
- ATM
- Carina Day SpaBeauty salon
854A Old Cleveland Road
- Bench (3)
- Chris' Juice & Coffee BarBeverages
- Carina CyclesBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Car wash
- Sue's ShopClothes
- Drinking water
- Carina FloristFlorist
846 Old Cleveland Road
- Garden (3)
- MegafreshGrocery
- Balance HairHairdresser
16 Kenrose Street, Carina
- Hair Beauty & BodyHairdresser
Unit 3 10 Kenrose Street, Carina
- RJ's Hair StudioHairdresser
- Trendyss HairHairdresser
856 Old Cleveland Road
- Raphael's Designs JewellerJewelry
852A Old Cleveland Road
- Laundry
- B Sharp MusicMusic School
Unit 1 10 Kenrose Street, Carina
- B Sharp MusicMusic School
Unit 1 18 Kenrose Street, Carina
- Carina North Shopping CentreParking
- Mayfield State SchoolParking
- Parking (30)
- San Sisto Secondary CollegeParking
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
- In The Moment Photo BoothsPhoto
Chesney Street
- Picnic Table
- Living ChurchPlace of worship
1541 Creek Road, Carina
- Meadowlands Church of the NazarenePlace of worship
68 Meadowlands Road, Carina
- Our Lady Of Graces Catholic Church CarinaPlace of worship
- Place of worship
- The Christian ChurchPlace of worship
8 Ellen Street
- Carina Police StationPolice
Narracott Street
- Post Box (3)
- Australia PostPost office
Old Cleveland Road, Carina
- Public toilets
- Shelter (3)
- PresCare VelaSocial Facility
141 Fursden Road, Carina
- St Vincent’s Aged Care CarinaSocial Facility
141 Fursden Road, Carina
- Telephone
- TelstraTelephone
- Track (2)
- Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
944 Old Cleveland Road, Carina
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Belmont Recreation Reserve WestPark
- Rembrandt Street ParkPark
- Todman Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Living Church
1541 Creek Road, Carina
- Meadowlands Church of the Nazarene
68 Meadowlands Road, Carina
- Our Lady Of Graces Catholic Church Carina
- Place of worship
- The Christian Church
8 Ellen Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- Belmont Private Hospital (1.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Carina Orthodontic SurgeryKenrose StreetDentist
- ClinicClinic
- TerryWhite ChemmartOld Cleveland RoadPharmacy
- The Practice at Clem Jones CentreZahel StreetDoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 303
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Old Cleveland Road Tramway TracksState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Griffith
- Member of Parliament
- Renee COFFEY (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,916
- Turnout (2025)
- 90.1%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.1%Labor 65.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).
Coalition 32.6%Labor 67.4%
1.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- CarinaLabor 67.4% · Coalition 32.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Carindale (Griffith)Labor 67.9% · Coalition 32.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Camp HillLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Cannon Hill CentralLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- Whites HillLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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