Carindale is a
suburb
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of the
City of Brisbane
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,
Queensland
)
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia. It is located by road south-east of the
Brisbane GPO
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, and borders
Belmont,
Carina
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Places
Australia
* Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
* Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
* Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura
Serbia
* Carina, Osečina, a village in the Kolubara District
...
,
Carina Heights,
Mackenzie
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,
Mansfield
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,
Mount Gravatt East, and
Tingalpa
Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tingalpa had a population of 8,290 people.
Geography
The suburb has some older style homes built in the post war period – weatherboard and chamferboard post war c ...
. In the , Carindale recorded a population of 15,740 people.
Notable features of the suburb include a large shopping centre –
Westfield Carindale
Westfield Carindale is a large shopping centre in Queensland located in the suburb of Carindale, east of Brisbane. The centre is one of the largest shopping centres in Australia. The centre contains over 450 specialty stores and almost 6,000 c ...
, the Pacific Golf Club, Belmont State School, Belmont Bushland Reserve, Belmont Private Hospital (psychiatric only) and
Bulimba Creek
Bulimba Creek, originally known as Doboy Creek or Doughboy Creek, is a perennial stream that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Bulimba C ...
. The
Gateway Motorway
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borders the suburb. In addition to
Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly is a riverside suburb 7km west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 12,242 people.
Geography
Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane Riv ...
in the west;
Chermside on the north-side; and
Upper Mount Gravatt
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Geography
Upper Mount Gravatt is south of Mount Gravatt. It has increasingly become an imp ...
on the south side, the suburb has been described as a mini-
CBD.
Toponymy
Carindale was the name of a housing estate constructed in the area in 1976, and was taken as the official name of the suburb when it separated from
Belmont in 1980.
The name itself is a combination of "Carin" from the nearby suburb of
Carina
Carina may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
* Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
* Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura
Serbia
* Carina, Osečina, a village in the Kolubara District
...
, and "
dale" meaning valley.
History
The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1850s, with activity focussing on timber and agriculture.
Belmont State School opened on 5 June 1876.
It is now within the suburb boundaries of Carindale.
Carina State School opened on 30 January 1917.
It is now within the suburb boundaries of Carindale.
St Gabriel The Archangel's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1958. A new church was dedicated in 1991 and consecrated in 2010.
In 1973, Carindale Nursing Home was opened in Foxglove St, Mt Gravatt East. In 1978, permission was granted to the developers to use Carindale as the name of the new shopping centre. In 1980, the suburb of Carindale was created.
Christian Outreach College opened on 16 May 1978 in
West End.
It relocated to
Mansfield
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in 1982, but is now within the suburb boundaries of Carindale. It is now known as Citepointe Christian College.
The Carindale Library opened in 1999 with a major refurbishment in 2012.
At the , Carindale had a population of 15,577 people.
In the , Carindale recorded a population of 15,740 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male.
The median age of the Carindale population was 42 years of age, 4 years above the Australian median. 65.3% of people living in Carindale were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 3.2%, China 2.8%, South Africa 2.4%, India 1.7%. 71.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Mandarin 4.2%, Greek 3.6%, Cantonese 3.3%, Italian 1.7%, 1.1% Afrikaans. According to the , Carindale includes the largest
Greek Australian
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community of any suburb in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, numbering 746 individuals and making up 4.7% of the suburb's population.
Education
Belmont State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Old Cleveland Road ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 911 students with 63 teachers (57 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).
It includes a
special education
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program.
Carina State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1413 Creek Road ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 324 students with 32 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).
Citipointe Christian College (formerly The Christian Outreach College Brisbane) is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 322 Wecker Road ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,648 students with 146 teachers (131 full-time equivalent) and 91 non-teaching staff (60 full-time equivalent).
Amenities
The suburb is home to one of the largest
Westfield shopping centres in
Brisbane
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,
Westfield Carindale
Westfield Carindale is a large shopping centre in Queensland located in the suburb of Carindale, east of Brisbane. The centre is one of the largest shopping centres in Australia. The centre contains over 450 specialty stores and almost 6,000 c ...
. This large shopping complex has over 400 stores.
* Carindale public library operated by
Brisbane City Council
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*St Gabriel the Archangel's Anglican Church
Governance
Carindale is represented by
Ross Vasta
Ross Xavier Vasta (born 8 October 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Division of Bonner for the Liberal Party. He previously held the same seat from 2004 to 2007.
...
,
Steve Minnikin
Steven James Minnikin (born 9 July 1965) is an Australian Liberal National Party of Queensland, Liberal National politician who is currently serving as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Electoral district of Chatsworth, C ...
, and
Ryan Murphy at the federal, state, and local levels respectively.
Transport
Public transport runs frequently to and from Carindale and Brisbane CBD via
Old Cleveland Road
Old Cleveland Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland. It runs from Stones Corner to Capalaba in Brisbane, with most of the route signed as State Route 22. Sections of the road are also part of State Routes 30, 54, and 55. The road is the ...
and Creek Road, leading to the
South East Busway
The South East Busway is a grade separated bus-only road running south from the Brisbane central business district to Eight Mile Plains in Queensland, Australia. The busway was completed to Woolloongabba in September 2000 and to Eight Mile Plai ...
.
References
External links
{{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council