Carina Heights, Queensland
| Carina Heights Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Carina Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′23″S 153°05′32″E / 27.50639°S 153.09222°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,110 (2011 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,797/km2 (4,650/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4152[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) SE of Brisbane CBD[4] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane (Chandler Ward)[5] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chatsworth | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Griffith | ||||||||||||||
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Carina Heights is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of the CBD,[4] and borders Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Holland Park, and Mount Gravatt East.
Toponymy
Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975.[4][6]
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.[7][8]
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.[2]
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%.[2]
References
- ^ "Carina Heights (entry 47602)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Carina Heights, Qld (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Centre for the Government of Queensland. "Carina Heights". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Chandler Ward". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Williams, Brian. "Secrets of Brisbane's suburbs: C". News Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Carina (entry 42562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Carina". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Carina Heights
- "Carina/Carina Heights". BRISbites. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "Carina Heights". Our Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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