Carindale, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Carindale is a residential and retail suburb on the south-eastern side of Brisbane, about 13 kilometres from the city centre. Europeans first settled the area in the 1850s, when timber-getting and farming were the main activities, and the district was long regarded as part of neighbouring Belmont. The suburb's name dates only to 1976, when a housing estate was laid out here; it joins 'Carin', borrowed from the adjacent suburb of Carina, with 'dale', an old word for a valley. Carindale was formally separated from Belmont and made a suburb in its own right in 1980. Its defining landmark is Westfield Carindale, one of the largest shopping centres in Brisbane, anchoring a busy commercial precinct. The suburb also takes in the Pacific Golf Club, the bushland of Belmont Bushland Reserve, and the winding course of Bulimba Creek.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Carindale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1102, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Carindale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 16,535
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,375
- SEIFA score
- 1102
- Coordinates
- -27.5096, 153.1117
Carindale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Carindale using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 15% of homes are rented, and 35% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,947 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,112 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,556 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,647 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,277 | 20% |
Share of the 16,539 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,615 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,075 | 36% |
| Rented | 850 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5,093 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 426 | 7% |
| Flats & apartments | 214 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,743 occupied private dwellings in Carindale.
- Median weekly rent
- $530
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,400
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,737
- Median weekly personal income
- $908
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 5,608 (35%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4,814 (30%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 177 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9,514 (74%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 4,961
- Employed part-time
- 2,747
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Carindale
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Carindale is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Carindale
Where is Carindale?
Carindale is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Carindale?
At the 2021 Census, Carindale had a population of about 16,535.
Is Carindale an advantaged area?
Carindale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1102, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Carindale?
Carindale has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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