Carina Heights Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

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

In the 2011 census the population of Carina Heights was 6,110 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carina Heights is 35 years of age.

72.3% of people living in the suburb of Carina Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% New Zealand, 3.3% England, 1.3% Korea, Republic of , 1.1% India, 1.0% Philippines, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% China , 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Colombia, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% El Salvador, 0.4% Germany.

80.8% of people living in Carina Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Other, 1.6% Spanish, 1.4% Korean, 1.4% Italian, 1.0% Greek, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Carina Heights is 29.9% Catholic, 20.5% No religion, 15.7% Anglican, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Pentecostal, 1.6% Islam.

41.0% of people are married, 39.9% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 327 widowed people living in Carina Heights.

62.2% of the people living in Carina Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Carina Heights has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Carina Heights are 25.9% Professionals, 17.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Managers, 9.7% Sales workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Labourers, 4.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carina Heights work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Retail trade, 9.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Education and training, 7.5% Public administration and safety, 7.3% Manufacturing, 7.1% Construction, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Financial and insurance services.

25.3% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $675 per week and the median household income is $1385 per week.

The median rent in Carina Heights is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2149 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carina Heights postcode 4152