Carina Heights is still affordable — but far from a train
Carina Heights 4152 · Carindale, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Carina Heights is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $400 a week at the 2021 Census; a young, family-heavy area (median age 36). The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Norman Park, about 4.0 km).
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $1,993 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Carina Heights against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Carina Heights population grew from 6,808 in 2016 to 7,500 in 2025, a change of 10.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Carina Heights | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,808 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,878 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,925 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,957 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,977 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,978 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,058 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,263 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,398 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,500 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Carina Heights gained 808 residents from internal migration and 185 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 943 people moved away — a net addition of 50 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+808
- Internal migration out+866
- Overseas migration in+185
- Natural increase+52
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,547 | 6,884 | +5.1% |
| Median age | 34 | 36 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,665/wk | $1,993/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $395/wk | $400/wk | +1.3% |
| Born overseas | 27.4% | 27.4% | -0.1 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 22.8%
- Mortgaged 34.2%
- Rented 41.1%
- Other / not stated 1.9%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 6score 1,026
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,037
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 4score 974
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,071
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Carina Heights SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 hospital, 1 supermarket and 8 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 1 sports field. The nearest train station, Norman Park, is about 4,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 50 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Childcare & kindergartens
- Green Leaves Early Learning Carindale
Gyms & fitness
- Snap Fitness
Hospitals
- Belmont Private Hospital
Supermarkets
- Chris' IGA
Parks
- Willard Street Park
- Buckley Street Park
- Olivia Drive Park
- Anzac Road Park
- Gaffney Street Park
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Whites Hill State College (primary), Whites Hill State College (junior secondary), Whites Hill State College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Holland Park State School (primary), Seville Road State School (primary), Carina State School (primary), Mount Gravatt East State School (primary), Cavendish Road State High School (junior secondary), Cavendish Road State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Carindale
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereCarina Heights+1.4%
- 01Carina+1.6%
- 02Cannon Hill+1.6%
- 03Camp Hill+1.2%
- 04Carindale+0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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