Carseldine, Queensland

Carseldine is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Carseldine
Brisbane, Queensland
Population9,541 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,074/km2 (5,370/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4034
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Location16 km (10 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Bracken Ridge Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Aspley
Federal Division(s)Petrie
Suburbs around Carseldine:
Brendale Bald Hills Bracken Ridge
Bridgeman Downs Carseldine Fitzgibbon
McDowall Aspley Zillmere

Geography

Carseldine is about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north and about a half-hour drive from the Central Business District of Brisbane. It is surrounded by Bald Hills and Bracken Ridge to the north, Aspley to the south, Fitzgibbon to the east and Bridgeman Downs to the west.

Carseldine is a mainly residential suburb in the north of Brisbane. At its northern boundary is the Carseldine Homemaker Centre. This Homemaker Centre includes one of north Brisbane's three Bunnings Warehouse stores, which became a part of the Carseldine Homemaker Centre in 2002 (Bunnings previously traded individually there for about 4 years). There is also a community-based shopping centre anchored by a Woolworths supermarket on Beams Road and two convenience centres, one beside the railway station and the other on the western side of the suburb. Carseldine also includes two plant nurseries (one small and one large, both located along Beams Road), Club Coops and the Aspley Hornets AFL Club. Carseldine Police Station, an $8.4 million facility, located on the corner of Gympie Road and Denver Road commenced operations on 29 September 2009.

It was formerly home to the Carseldine campus of the Queensland University of Technology, which closed in 2008. The site was vacant for four years when QUT failed to find a replacement education provider, but was adapted to house state public servants in 2012.[4][5] In 2016, Deputy Premier Jackie Trad announced that the site would be redeveloped as the Carseldine Urban Village, with 900 homes and commercial and retail space.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Carseldine recorded a population of 9,541 people; 52.9% female and 47.1% male.[1]

The median age of the Carseldine population was 40 years of age, 2 years above the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

64.1% of people living in Carseldine were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were India 4.6%, New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.1%, Philippines 1.9% and South Africa 1.6%.

73.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.8%, Hindi 1.8%, Cantonese 1.5%, Italian 1.5% and Malayalam 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion were Catholic 30.2%, No Religion 21.9% and Anglican 12.6%.

History

Carseldine was named after the fencing contractor William Carseldine who settled in Bald Hills in 1858. He also owned land in what is now Carseldine.[7]

Transport

The suburb includes Carseldine railway station, located on the eastern side of the suburb. This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to the Brisbane central business district and northern suburbs. Also, Carseldine is well serviced by buses operated by the Brisbane City Council.

In the 2016 census, 15.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 67.9% travelled by car (either as driver or as passenger).[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carseldine (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Bracken Ridge Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. "Carseldine – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 47504)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Carseldine campus still waiting for new tenant". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "Government gives life to university campus four years after it closes". The Courier-Mail. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. "Former QUT campus to become 900 new homes on northside: Trad". Brisbane Times. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. "History of Brisbane's Carseldine". ourbrisbane.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

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