Population 6,110 (2011 census) Area 3.4 km² | Postcode(s) 4152 Postal code 4152 | |
Location 8 km (5 mi) SE of Brisbane CBD LGA(s) City of Brisbane(Chandler Ward) | ||
Carina Heights is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of the CBD, and borders Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Holland Park, and Mount Gravatt East.
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Map of Carina Heights QLD 4152, Australia
Toponymy
Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975.
Carina took its name from an estate on Creek Road constructed in the 1850s. The property belonged to Ebenezer Thorne, and was itself named after Thorne's daughter Kate Carina.
Demographics
The 2011 Census recorded 6,110 residents in Carina Heights, of whom 52.5% were female and 47.5% were male. The median age of the population was 35; 2 years below the Australian median.
72.3% of people living in Carina Heights were born in Australia compared to the national average of 69.8%, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (4.3%), England (3.3%), South Korea (1.3%), India (1.1%), and the Philippines (1%). 80.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Spanish (1.5%), Korean (1.4%), Italian (1.4%), Greek (1%), and Cantonese 0.9%.