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QLD · Brisbane Council
Carindale, 4152
Est. population · Jun 2025
18,146
Growth (1 yr)
+0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.0%
Median age
43
Median income
$2,375/wk
Employment rate
61.7%
Languages at home
29.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Carindale is a well-connected established suburb in Brisbane Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
A practical retail strip keeps errands local: groceries and daily services without a long trip. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability rates excellent overall, led by community and employment, plus safety, while schools and education, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Carindale snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$830/wk
Population (ERP)
18,146
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
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
#24
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
16th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
25th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
91st
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
- 72.8/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 104th in Australia
- State rank
- 41st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #24 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #29 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $830
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
18,146(June 2025)
+0.3% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 25th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.3%
- 5-year growth
- +3.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +57
- Change in 5 years
- +522
- Growth rank in QLD
- 25th 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 (~18,600), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 16,535
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 200 of 5,946
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,400
- Employment rate
- 61.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5,093 / 426 / 214
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)
- 446
- Against the person
- 40
- Against property
- 319
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 413 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.5th (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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,129
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 91th
School list
- Belmont State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1129 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 873 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 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
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- ABC ChildcareCardoness Streetchildcare
- Motherduck Daycarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
85 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bedivere St at Lindisfarne Street
- Bedivere St at Lindisfarne Street
- Bridgnorth St near Boynedale St
- Bridgnorth St near Boynedale St
- Old Cleveland Rd at Belmont Primary School
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
298 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 supermarkets · 5 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 17 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 100 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 34 parks mapped in suburb, 17 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 85 public transport stops
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 6 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 121 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 67/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.36
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.06
Food & drink(6)
- Carina BakeryBakery
Unit 1 1282 Old Cleveland Road, Carindale
- Carindale Westfield, Level 1 Food CourtFast food
1151 Creek Road
- Gusto's Gourmet Pizza & PastaFast food
- KFCFast food
- Snapper & SnacksFast food
- SubwayFast food
Shopping(6)
- Salms MeatsButcher
- Belmont Newsagency & Food StoreConvenience store
- Woolworths PetrolConvenience store
- AldiSupermarket
Carindale
- ColesSupermarket
Carindale
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Carindale
Community(2)
- ABC ChildcareChildcare
10 Cardoness Street
- Motherduck DaycareChildcare
Health & services(1)
- Carindale Medical ClinicMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(148)
- Ablington Way ParkPark
- Alderbury Place ParkPark
- Barnard Street ParkPark
- Belmont Hills ReservePark
- Breene Court ParkPark
- Bridgnorth Street ParkPark
71 Bridgnorth Street
- Connah Crescent ParkPark
- Delaney Circuit ParkPark
- Dervel Street ParkPark
- Donnington Street Park NorthPark
- Donnington Street Park SouthPark
- Grandview Place ParkPark
- Greendale ParkPark
- Hatherton Crescent ParkPark
- Helmsley Court ParkPark
- Kenilworth Place ParkPark
- Melrose Close ParkPark
- Nature PlayPark
- Newbury Place ParkPark
- Oakmont Street ParkPark
- Old Cleveland Road ParkPark
- Park
- Pine Mountain Road ParkPark
- Reynolds Street ParkPark
- Settlers Street ParkPark
14 Scrub Road, Carindale
- Sorrento Close ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Junior PlaygroundPlayground
- Oval CaterpillarPlayground
- Playground (10)
- Prep Artificial TurfPlayground
- Prep PlaygroundPlayground
- Prep SandpitPlayground
- Senior PlaygroundPlayground
- Year 3 Artificial TurfPlayground
- Shapland Swim SchoolSports centre
250 Scrub Road, Carindale
- Bottom OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Top OvalSports field
- Swimming pool (100)
Entertainment(1)
- Event Cinemas Westfield CarindaleCinema
1151 Creek Road, Carindale
Transport(51)
51 bus stops
Other(33)
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Carindale Westfield P1 Pay stationATM
1151 Creek Road
- Bbq (4)
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Uniform ShopClothes
- Big WDepartment Store
- TargetDepartment Store
Carindale
- Drinking water (6)
- Fitness Station (4)
- Garden
- Special FX Hair StudioHairdresser
- Simon Curwood JewellersJewelry
Unit 1110 Creek Road, Carindale
- Belmont Hills BushlandNature Reserve
- Spring Creek ReserveNature Reserve
- Nursing Home (4)
- Pacific Golf ClubParking
- Parking (14)
- Westfield CarindaleParking
- Parking Entrance (11)
- CaltexPetrol station
- Gateway ChurchPlace of worship
1374 Old Cleveland Road, Carindale
- St. Gabriel'sPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Post Box (2)
- Public toilets
- Oval ShelterShelter
- Playground ShelterShelter
- Shelter (7)
- Telephone
- Track (2)
- Translink SEQVending machine
- Waste Basket (3)
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
35 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ablington Way ParkPark
- Alderbury Place ParkPark
- Appleton Street ParkPark
- Barnard Street ParkPark
- Belmont Hills BushlandNature reserve
- Belmont Hills ReservePark
- Breene Court ParkPark
- Bridgnorth Street ParkPark
- Cadogan Street ParkPark
- Carindale Recreation ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 63
- Parks (OSM)
- 34
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
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Gateway Church
1374 Old Cleveland Road, Carindale
- St. Gabriel's
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
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Belmont Private Hospital (1.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Carindale Medical ClinicDoctor
- Creek Road General PracticeCreek RoadDoctor
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)
- 323
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 17.8
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
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
- Bonner
- Member of Parliament
- Kara COOK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 113,498
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +8.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.9 km away).
Coalition 48.1%Labor 51.9%
3.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BelmontLabor 47.8% · Coalition 52.2% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Greenmeadows (Bonner)Labor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Carindale EastLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Carindale (Bonner)Labor 60.6% · Coalition 39.4% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- Carindale SouthLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)2.6 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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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