Carina Heights, Queensland

Carina Heights is a hill and a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of the Brisbane CBD.[4][6]

Carina Heights
Brisbane, Queensland
Carina Heights
Coordinates27°30′23″S 153°05′32″E[1]
Population6,732 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density1,980/km2 (5,130/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4152[3]
Area3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location8 km (5 mi) SE of Brisbane CBD[4]
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Coorparoo Ward)[5]
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Griffith
Suburbs around Carina Heights:
Camp Hill Carina Carindale
Camp Hill Carina Heights Carindale
Holland Park Mount Gravatt East Mansfield

Geography

Carina Heights borders Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Holland Park, and Mount Gravatt East. The hill itself is at 27.5006°S 153.0989°E / -27.5006; 153.0989 (Carina Heights),[7] and is occupied by the Belmont Private Hospital, a 150-bed mental health facility.[8]

History

Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975.[4][9]

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.[10][11]

The 2011 Census recorded 6,110 residents in Carina Heights.[12]

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:

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.[13] He was, for the four years prior to his death, the owner of the historic home Nyrambla in the suburb of Ascot.[14]

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

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.[12]

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%.[12]

References
  1. "Carina Heights (entry 47602)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carina Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. Centre for the Government of Queensland. "Carina Heights". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. "Coorparoo Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. "Carina Heights – hill in the City of Brisbane (entry 6246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. "Carina Heights – hill in the City of Brisbane (entry 6246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. Williams, Brian. "Secrets of Brisbane's suburbs: C". News Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  10. "Carina (entry 42562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  11. "Carina". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Carina Heights, Qld (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  13. "Obituary - Mr G.W.Whatmore". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1929. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  14. "Nyrambla, Ascot". The Courier-Mail. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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