Carina Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Carina (4152) is a suburb of Brisbane, Eastern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 7 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Carina is in the federal electorates of Bonner, Griffith.

In the 2011 census the population of Carina was 10,301 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carina is 34 years of age.

71.5% of people living in the suburb of Carina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% New Zealand, 3.3% England, 1.3% India, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% China , 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% Vietnam, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Fiji, 0.3% Sri Lanka.

81.4% of people living in Carina speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Other, 1.3% Spanish, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Italian, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% Punjabi, 0.6% Greek.

The religious makeup of Carina is 30.5% Catholic, 21.1% No religion, 14.4% Anglican, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Buddhism.

43.2% of people are married, 38.8% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 520 widowed people living in Carina.

65.1% of the people living in Carina over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.0% are working on a part time basis. Carina has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Carina are 26.2% Professionals, 18.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Managers, 8.7% Sales workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Labourers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carina work in are 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.8% Retail trade, 8.7% Education and training, 8.2% Construction, 7.7% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Manufacturing, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Accommodation and food services.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 32.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $726 per week and the median household income is $1508 per week.

The median rent in Carina is $375 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carina postcode 4152