Carina Heights, Queensland

Carina Heights Brisbane,  Queensland
View from Whites Hill Reserve, 2022
Carina Heights
Coordinates	27°30′23″S153°05′33″E / 27.5063°S 153.0925°E / -27.5063; 153.0925 (Carina Heights (centre of suburb))
Population	7,103 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2,089/km2 (5,410/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4152 [2]
Area	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10.1 km (6 mi) SE of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Coorparoo Ward) [3]
State electorate(s)	Chatsworth Greenslopes
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 both a hill and a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^[4] It is 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. ^[5] In the 2021 census, Carina Heights had a population of 7,103 people. ^[1]

Geography

Carina Heights borders Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Mansfield, Mount Gravatt East, and Holland Park. ^[6]

Carina Heights (the hill) is in the north-east corner of the suburb ( 27°30′02″S153°05′56″E / 27.5006°S 153.0989°E / -27.5006; 153.0989 (Carina Heights) ) rising to 36 metres (118 ft) above sea level. ^{[7] [8]}

Pine Mountain is in the south of the suburb ( 27°30′35″S153°05′20″E / 27.5096°S 153.0889°E / -27.5096; 153.0889 (Pine Mountain) ) rising to 106 metres (348 ft) above sea level. ^{[8] [9]} It is within Whites Hill Reserve which occupies the south-west of the suburb, extending into neighbouring Camp Hill. Most of the developed recreational facilities are in the Camp Hill part of the reserve. ^[6] The major use of the reserve within Carina Heights is the former Pine Mountain quarry, which is now used as a site to recycle asphalt removed from roads to create new asphalt. ^[10]

History

Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975. The name Carina comes from an estate on Creek Road constructed in the 1850s. The property belonged to Ebenezer Thorne, and was named after Thorne's daughter Kate Carina Thorne. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Carina Heights had a population of 6,110 people, 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%. ^[16]

In the 2016 census, Carina Heights had a population of 6,732 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, Carina Heights had a population of 7,103 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Carina Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Whites Hill State College in neighbouring Camp Hill to the west, Carina State School in neighbouring Carina to the north, and Mount Gravatt East State School in neighbouring Mount Gravatt East. The nearest government secondary schools are Whites Hill State College in neighbouring Camp Hill to the west and Cavendish Road State High School in neighbouring Holland Park to the south-west. ^[6]

Facilities

Belmont Private Hospital is a 150-bed private psychiatric hospital. ^[17] It is at 1220 Creek Road on the top of the hill Carina Heights ( 27°30′04″S153°05′56″E / 27.5010°S 153.0989°E / -27.5010; 153.0989 (Belmont Private Hospital) ). ^{[6] [18]}

Amenities

Living Faith Uniting Church is at 330 Pine Mountain Road ( 27°31′02″S153°05′46″E / 27.5173°S 153.0961°E / -27.5173; 153.0961 (Living Faith Uniting Church) ). ^[19] It holds weekly Sunday services. ^{[20] [21]}

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

• Abbott Street Park ( 27°29′59″S153°05′10″E / 27.4998°S 153.0860°E / -27.4998; 153.0860 (Abbott Street Park) ) ^[22]
• Anzac Road Park ( 27°29′54″S153°05′32″E / 27.4984°S 153.0921°E / -27.4984; 153.0921 (Anzac Road Park) ) ^[22]

• Buckley Street Park ( 27°30′33″S153°05′44″E / 27.5092°S 153.0956°E / -27.5092; 153.0956 (Buckley Street Park) ) ^[22]

• Gaffney Street Park ( 27°30′09″S153°05′55″E / 27.5026°S 153.0985°E / -27.5026; 153.0985 (Gaffney Street Park) ) ^[22]

• Jones Road Park ( 27°30′01″S153°05′14″E / 27.5003°S 153.0872°E / -27.5003; 153.0872 (Jones Road Park) ) ^[22]

• Olivia Drive Park ( 27°30′51″S153°05′40″E / 27.5142°S 153.0944°E / -27.5142; 153.0944 (Olivia Drive Park) ) ^[22]

• Pine Mountain Road (no. 284) ( 27°30′55″S153°05′32″E / 27.5152°S 153.0921°E / -27.5152; 153.0921 (Pine Mountain Road (no284)) ) ^[22]

• Whatmore Street Park ( 27°29′58″S153°05′48″E / 27.4995°S 153.0968°E / -27.4995; 153.0968 (Whatmore Street Park) ) ^[22]

• Whites Hill Reserve ( 27°30′46″S153°05′10″E / 27.5128°S 153.0860°E / -27.5128; 153.0860 (Whites Hill Reserve) ) ^[22]

• Willard Street Park ( 27°30′19″S153°05′37″E / 27.5052°S 153.0935°E / -27.5052; 153.0935 (Willard Street Park) ) ^[22]

Street names

A number of street names in Carina Heights are identical to the surnames of former Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. These include:

• Buckley Street
• Buzacott Street
• Chataway Street
• Jones Road
• Macalister Street
• Maughan Street
• McGahan Street
• Summerville Street
• Swayne Street
• Wilkinson Street
• Winstanley Street

Some other street names are identical to the surnames of prominent citizens of Brisbane. These include:

• Hecklemann Street
• Whatmore Street - may have been named for George Willoughby Whatmore, a Brisbane motor dealer, yachting official and city councillor. ^[23] He was, for the four years prior to his death, the owner of the historic home Nyrambla in the suburb of Ascot. ^[24]

Another group of street names are derived from World War I. They include:

• Anzac Road
• Birdwood Road
• Gallipoli Road
• Mons Road
• Salonica Road
• Vickers Street

References

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17. "Homepage". Belmont Private Hospital. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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External links

• "Carina Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• "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.