Carina Heights, Queensland

Carina Heights
Brisbane, Queensland
Coordinates 27°30′23″S 153°05′32″E / 27.50639°S 153.09222°ECoordinates: 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
Suburbs around Carina Heights:
Camp Hill Carina Carindale
Camp Hill Carina Heights Carindale
Holland Park Mount Gravatt East Mansfield

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 average.[2]

72.3% of people living in Carina Heights were born in Australia, 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 English as their first language, while the other most common responses were Spanish (1.5%), Korean (1.4%), Italian (1.4%), Greek (1%), and Cantonese 0.9%.[2]

References

  1. "Place name details: CARINA HEIGHTS". Government of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines). Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Carina Heights, Qld (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Centre for the Government of Queensland. "Carina Heights". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. "Chandler Ward". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. Williams, Brian. "Secrets of Brisbane's suburbs: C". News Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. "Carina (entry 42562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. "Carina". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

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