Carindale
Carindale is well served day-to-day, but expensive to rent.
Carindale is well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 4 supermarkets; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $900 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the population is barely moving.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 43 and households on a median $2,382 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 4 supermarkets
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10)
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $900 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the population is barely moving
Carindale on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Carindale, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Carindale against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Carindale population grew from 16,373 in 2016 to 17,402 in 2025, a change of 6.3% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Carindale | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,373 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,637 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 16,789 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 16,864 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 16,905 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 16,773 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,772 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 17,070 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,355 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,402 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Carindale gained 1,250 residents from internal migration and 407 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,623 people moved away — a net addition of 34 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,250
- Internal migration out+1,413
- Overseas migration in+407
- Natural increase+13
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 | 15,706 | 16,504 | +5.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,124/wk | $2,382/wk | +12% |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk | $533/wk | +6.6% |
| Born overseas | 32.4% | 34.7% | +2.4 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 45.7%
- Mortgaged 36.3%
- Rented 14.6%
- Other / not stated 3.4%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Carindale against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Carindale went from $795 in 2024-Q1 to $900 in 2026-Q2, up 13%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Carindale | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $795 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $825 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $765 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $820 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $800 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $840 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $830 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $800 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $830 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $900 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $750n=13 | $980n=29 |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Carindale was $900 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 7% on a year earlier. That is $244 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $750.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $900 | +7.1% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $830 | +3.8% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $800 | −2.4% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $830 | +8.5% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $840 | +1.8% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $800 | +0.6% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $820 | +5.1% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $765 | −4.4% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $825 | +7.1% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $795 | +10.4% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $780 | +14.7% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $800 | +11.1% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $770 | +10.0% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $720 | +10.8% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $680 | +13.3% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $720 | +16.1% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $700 | +12.9% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $650 | +9.2% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $600 | +11.1% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $620 | +3.3% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $620 | +4.2% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $595 | +5.3% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $540 | −3.6% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $600 | +9.1% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $595 | +14.4% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $565 | +4.6% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $560 | +1.8% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $550 | +0.0% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $520 | −5.5% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $540 | −1.8% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $550 | +1.9% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $550 | +17.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $550 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $550 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $540 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $470 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
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 9score 1,086
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,102
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,102
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,089
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Carindale sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Carindale is policed by the Queensland Police Service Carina Division, which also covers Camp Hill, Carina and Carina Heights. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Carindale specifically.
Most-reported offences · Carina Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,170 /100k−18% vs QLD↓ 5%
- Unlawful Entry437 /100k−35% vs QLD↓ 28%
- Assault340 /100k−68% vs QLD↑ 14%
- Drug Offences335 /100k−80% vs QLD↑ 18%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle212 /100k−37% vs QLD↓ 9%
- Robbery16 /100k−65% vs QLD↓ 58%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Carina Division — not Carindale on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Carina Division over the last 12 months, running 18% below the Queensland rate and down on the year before. None of this is specific to Carindale — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 2,170 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↓ 5% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 437 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 28% vs prior year |
| Assault | 340 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 14% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 335 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 18% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 212 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 9% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 16 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 58% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Carina Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 202215%
- 2011<1%
- 1974<1%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
4.7% of Carindale is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High <1%
- Medium 1.8%
- Low 1.2%
- Very Low 1.0%
Carindale has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 15% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 4.7% of Carindale as flood-liable, roughly 2.5% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 15% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | under 1% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | under 1% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 4.7% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 1.8% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 1.2% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 1.0% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
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. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Carindale SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 supermarkets and 41 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 27 playgrounds. Staying active: 24 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Murarrie, is about 5,150 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 85 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, restaurants and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Belmont State School
- Carina State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- ABC Childcare
- Motherduck Daycare
- C&K Carindale
Libraries
- Carindale Library
Gyms & fitness
- Goodlife Health Club
Cinemas
- Event Cinemas Carindale
Shopping centres
- Big W
- Target
- Harris Scarfe
- Westfield Carindale
- Myer
- Kmart
- David Jones
GPs & clinics
- Carindale Medical Clinic
- Creek Road General Practice
Supermarkets
- Woolworths
- Hanaromart
- Coles
- Aldi
Green spaces
- Breene Court Park
- Belmont Hills Reserve
- Bridgnorth Street Park
- Barnard Street Park
- Carindale Recreation Reserve
- Melrose Close Park
- Nature Play
- Bulimba Creek Bicentennial Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Carindale has 43 council parks covering 304 ha, with 2.4 km of walking track and 16 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Belmont Hills Bushland470 Weekes Road, Carindale96 ha1.6 km walking track4.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Meadowlands Picnic Ground Park184 Stanton Road, Tingalpa31 ha1.8 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Carindale Recreation Reserve44 Bedivere Street, Carindale20 ha1.5 km bikeway & shared path3 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fencedDrone launching area
- Edwards Park284 Cribb Road, Carindale20 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Wright Street Park186 Wright Street, Carindale16 ha
- Old Cleveland Road Park (No. 1230)1230 Old Cleveland Road, Carindale14 ha
- Cadogan Street Park107 Cadogan Street, Carindale12 ha1.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Meadowbank Street Park48 Meadowbank Street, Carindale11 ha1.4 km bikeway & shared path
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- Spring Creek Reserve51 Woodland Street, Carindale9.9 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Donnington Street Park North5 Helmsley Court, Carindale9.2 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Cribb Road Park62 Cribb Road, Carindale7.6 ha1 barbecue
- Anna Smith Obe Quota Park61 Kidwelly Street, Carindale6.9 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Winstanley Street Park8 Rainsby Court, Carindale6.4 ha0.8 km walking track0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Old Cleveland Road Park (No. 52)52 Bedivere Street, Carindale4.9 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path
- Greendale Park61A Cribb Road, Carindale4.8 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Settlers Street Park14 Scrub Road, Carindale3.9 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Newbury Place Park61A Cribb Road, Carindale3.8 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Appleton Street Park27 Olive Place, Carindale3.8 ha
- Surbiton Court Park114 Weekes Road, Carindale2.7 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Coventry Circuit Park127 Oakley Street, Carindale2.7 ha
- Turubul Crescent Park13 Turubul Crescent, Carindale2.6 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Reynolds Street Park14 Wright Street, Carindale2.1 ha
- Grandview Place Park19 Grandview Place, Carindale2.1 ha
- Redwood Street Park71 Oakley Street, Carindale1.9 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path
- Donnington Street Park South871 Creek Road, Carindale1.7 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Bridgnorth Street Park (No. 71)71 Bridgnorth Street, Carindale1.2 ha
- Melrose Close Park15 Melrose Close, Carindale0.8 ha
- Alderbury Place Park32 Kenilworth Place, Carindale0.8 ha
- Ablington Way Park28 Ablington Way, Carindale0.6 ha
- Hatherton Crescent Park4 Delaney Circuit, Carindale0.5 ha
- Golden Oak Crescent Park26 Cowell Street, Carindale0.5 ha
- Breene Court Park15 Breene Court, Carindale0.4 ha
- Flame Tree Crescent Park28 Flame Tree Crescent, Carindale0.3 ha
- Oakmont Street Park2A Oakmont Street, Carindale0.2 ha
- Riverston Court Park (Road Reserve)Riverston Court, Carindale0.2 ha
- Connah Crescent Park20 Connah Crescent, Carindale0.2 ha
- Pine Mountain Road Park4 Delaney Circuit, Carindale0.1 ha
- Helmsley Court Park4 Helmsley Court, Carindale0.1 ha
- Delaney Circuit Park4 Delaney Circuit, Carindale0.1 ha
- Dervel Street Park7 Dervel Street, Carindale0.1 ha
- Barnard Street Park60 Bridgnorth Street, Carindale0.1 ha
- Kenilworth Place Park67 Kenilworth Place, Carindale0.1 ha
- Sorrento Close Park7 Sirocco Place, Carindale0.0 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Carindale. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Preston Road Park · Carina · 38 ha
- Ron Woolley Place · Mansfield · 24 ha
- Secam Street Park · Mansfield · 20 ha
- Tillack Park · Mansfield · 13 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Carindale on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Carindale, route 222 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 28 minutes, roughly every 8 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Buranda. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Carindale
- 222Carindale - City Express via Eastern Busway~28 min · every ~8 min in the peak · via the busway at Buranda
- 205Carindale Heights - City Express~28 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Buranda
- 217Carindale - City Rocket~37 min · every ~8 min in the peak
- 212Carindale - City/Valley via Seven Hills~38 min · every ~30 min in the peak · via the busway at Woolloongabba
- 200Carindale Heights - City Express~43 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Woolloongabba
- 204Carindale - City/Valley~46 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Woolloongabba
- 206Carindale - City Rocket~52 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Buranda
- 215Carindale - City Express via Tingalpa~56 min · runs through the day · via the busway at Woolloongabba
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 28 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 40 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 8 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 222 — Carindale - City Express via Eastern Busway | about 28 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 205 — Carindale Heights - City Express | about 28 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 217 — Carindale - City Rocket | about 37 min |
| 212 — Carindale - City/Valley via Seven Hills | about 38 min, joins the busway at Woolloongabba |
| 200 — Carindale Heights - City Express | about 43 min, joins the busway at Woolloongabba |
| 204 — Carindale - City/Valley | about 46 min, joins the busway at Woolloongabba |
| 206 — Carindale - City Rocket | about 52 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 215 — Carindale - City Express via Tingalpa | about 56 min, joins the busway at Woolloongabba |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
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 Carindale SA2 contains 2 schools, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Carindale sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 76% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Belmont State School (primary), Whites Hill State College (junior secondary), Whites Hill State College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Mackenzie State Primary School (primary), Tingalpa State School (primary), Mansfield State School (primary), Carina State School (primary), Mount Gravatt East State School (primary), Brisbane Bayside State College (junior secondary), Mansfield State High School (junior secondary), Cavendish Road State High School (junior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (senior secondary), Cavendish Road State High School (senior secondary), Mansfield State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Belmont State School · State · Prep–6
- Carina State School · State · Prep–6
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.
- HereCarindale+0.3%
- 01Carina+1.6%
- 02Cannon Hill+1.6%
- 03Carina Heights+1.4%
- 04Camp Hill+1.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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