About Carina Heights, QLD

Carina Heights is both a hill and a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Carina Heights had a population of 6,732 people.It is located 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. == Geography == Carina Heights borders Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Mansfield, Mount Gravatt East, and Holland Park.Carina Heights (the hill) is in the north-east corner of the suburb (27.5006°S 153.0989°E / -27.5006; 153.0989 (Carina Heights)) rising to 36 metres (118 ft) above sea level.Pine Mountain is in the south of the suburb (27.5096°S 153.0889°E / -27.5096; 153.0889 (Pine Mountain)) rising to 106 metres (348 ft) above sea level. It is within Whites Hill Reserve which occupies the south-west of the suburb, extending into neighbouring Camp Hill. Most of the developed recreational facilities are in the Camp Hill part of the reserve. The major use of the reserve within Carina Heights is the former Pine Mountain quarry, which is now used as a site to recycle asphalt removed from roads to create new asphalt. == History == Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975. The name Carina comes from an estate on Creek Road constructed in the 1850s. The property belonged to Ebenezer Thorne, and was named after Thorne's daughter Kate Carina Thorne. == Demographics == The 2011 census recorded 6,110 residents in Carina Heights, of whom 52.5% were female and 47.5% were male. The median age of the population was 35; 2 years below the Australian median.