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Carina Heights

QLD 4152 · Brisbane

7,103 (2021)7,634 est. (2025)

82
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

7,103
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
66
Safety score
74
Transport score

Carina Heights is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4152, about 8km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Carina Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 74/100, and is about 11km inland. Carina Heights has an overall score of 82/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.

7.7 km
To Brisbane CBD
10.9 km
To coast
$690/wk
Median rent (house)
4.0 km
To nearest station

Demographics

7,103
Population
36
Median age
2.3
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,997
vs NSW median+7.9%
Bachelor degree or higher51.1%
Born in Australia69.4%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse1,485 / 159 / 1,260

Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.41%), England (2.8%), China (1.72%), India (1.53%), Philippines (1.08%)

Top languages: Mandarin (2.14%), Spanish (2.07%), Greek (1.01%), Korean (0.93%), Cantonese (0.87%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Property

Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:

Median rent — house / unit$690 / $700 wk

Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026

Residential Safety

66
Residential

QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

66
Break & enter dwelling929/100k
9
Steal from dwelling127/100k
29
Motor vehicle theft408/100k
Domestic assaultNot reported
4
Robbery56/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 436 (all categories, latest year)6,145 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025

Schools

147
Within 10km0 in suburb
0
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1084 (above the national average of 1000).

No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).

Nearby (within 10km)

  • Whites Hill State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1015
  • St Martin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1107
  • San Sisto CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1081
  • Carina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1042
  • Camp Hill State Infants and Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1124
  • Cavendish Road State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1103
  • Queensland Pathways State College - Mt Gravatt CampusSecondary · Government · 2.1km
  • Seton CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1004
  • Belmont State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1120
  • Mayfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1062
  • Seville Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 988
  • Loreto College CoorparooSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1142

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

74
47Bus
CBD commute (est.)35 min (bus)
Nearest train stationCoorparoo station (4.0 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

29.3°C
Summer max
21.5°C
Winter max
1,150mm
Rainfall/yr
7.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

70 in suburbSupermarkets
142 in suburbCafes/Rest.
348 in suburbParks
234 in suburbPlaygrounds
1271 in suburbPools
180 in suburbGyms
1Dog parks
80 in suburbGPs
40 in suburbPharmacies
141 in suburbChildcare
30 in suburbLibraries
1761 in suburbSports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalGreenslopes Private Hospital (4.4 km)
Nearest vet3.2 km
Nearest airportBrisbane (13.9 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

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Frequently asked questions about Carina Heights

Is Carina Heights safe?

Carina Heights has a residential safety score of 66/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Carina Heights from Brisbane CBD?

Carina Heights is about 7.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 35 minutes by public transport.

What schools are in Carina Heights?

Carina Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Carina Heights?

Carina Heights has a transport score of 74/100 and 47 bus stops.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.