Carina Heights
QLD 4152 · Brisbane
7,103 (2021) → 7,634 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
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.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
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:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
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
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
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
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.