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Carina is an eastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia about 7 kilometres from the Central Business District. It adjoins the suburbs of Carindale, Carina Heights, Cannon Hill and Carina.

It is predominantly residential and was developed in the 1950s and 1960s. There are 4 schools in the suburb of Carina including St Martins primary school (Catholic Primary School), Carina State School, Mayfield State School and San Sisto College (Girls Catholic Secondary School). The Brisbane City Council has a large bus depot located in Creek Road. The crime rate is low.

Carina is close to Westfield Carindale. Travel to the Brisbane CBD is approx. 15 mins by car (off peak). Bus links are good to the city (approx. 15 min), and the railway station at Cannon Hill is located nearby.

Between 1960 and 1969 the suburb was served by trolleybuses operated by the Brisbane City Council, which ran along Stanley Road, terminating at the intersection of Creek Road.

Carina State School[1] is officially in the suburb of Carindale[2], although it adjoins the boundary which is the centreline of Creek Road at the front of the school . Carindale (a staged property development) and Carina Heights (a predominantely Housing Commission project) Suburbs were cut out of the original Carina locality.

Clem Jones Centre is a large sporting complex situated on Creek Road, Carina. Sports include Rugby League[3], Netball, Baseball[4], Basketball[5], Tennis, Swimming[6], Water Polo, Triathalon[7], Cricket and Athletics[8].

Remax United Vision has property for sale and for rent in this Brisbane suburb of Carina

Location
7.5 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD.
Features
Clem Jones Sporting Complex.
Median Price
REIQ research shows that the median house price in the suburb for the calendar year 2006 was $347,500.
Median Weekly Rent
The median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in this area in the June 2007 quarter was $330. The median weekly rent paid for a 2-bedroom unit in this area for the same period was $275.
Profile
About 7.5km from the Brisbane CBD to the southeast, Carina is an older suburb of Brisbane that was settled in the 1940s.

Surrounded by the neighbouring suburbs of Camp Hill, Carindale, Mount Gravatt and Tingalpa, Carina is a thriving Brisbane suburb that has experienced good price growth.

The housing styles in this suburb are mainly post war weatherboard, as well as a selection of older Queenslander homes with sweeping verandas and a smaller selection of post-war chamferboard homes.

Community infrastructure in this area is more than adequate with a major hospital only 10minutes away. There are primary schools in the area including St Martins Catholic Primary, Whites Hill, Carina, Belmont and Camp Hill. High schools include the Camp Hill Cavendish Road and San Sisto high schools.

Griffith University is nearby as is the Mt Gravatt TAFE (Moreton Institute of TAFE).

Shopping facilities include close access to the large and successful Carindale shopping centre, smaller shopping centres in Carina, Belmont and Mt Gravatt East.

The suburb has many walk and bikeways, parks, waterways, and includes the Clem Jones sports facility complex, housing many sports fields for the local community.

The suburb has access to very good bus transport and its nearest railway station is in nearby Tingalpa - five minutes drive away.

As the suburb has been established for some time, there is little vacant land left for either residential or commercial/retail development.

According to the 2006 Census there were 9,202 people living in the suburb with a median age of 35. The median individual income was $549 per week. Of all occupied private dwellings 62.2% were either fully owned or being purchased; 33.4% were being rented.

Source: REIQ

REIQ Copyright 2007. Enquiries about the reproduction of part or all of the information should be directed to the Marketplace Strategy division of the The Real Estate Institute of Qld Ph 3249 7300.

This information has been carefully compiled by the REIQ and is not intended to be treated as a warranty or promise as to the correctness of the information.

 

RE/MAX Vision was purchased by Ron and Lenore Sieber to cover the suburbs of Carina, Carina Heights, Carindale, Mt Gravatt East, Wishart, Belmont, Tingalpa, Cannon Hill, Norman Park, Camp Hill.

RE/MAX United Vision offices of Holland Park and Coorparoo and this has expanded our business to include the surrounding suburbs of Tarragindi, Coorparoo, Holland Park, Coorparoo Heights, Holland Park West, Mt Gravette, Mt Gravette East, East Brisbane, Ekibin. We have a large property management portfolio of 600 properties managed by 6 property managers. Overall we have some 45 people working in RE/MAX United Vision servicing all areas of Brisbane.