Suburb Profile
Are you looking to purchase a home or investment property in Carina Heights? As an experienced buyer’s agent in Carina Heights, Your Property Hound helps home buyers and investors identify suitable properties, assess value and complete detailed due diligence before purchasing. We’ve compiled the following Carina Heights suburb profile to assist with your property search. Best wishes with your Carina Heights property purchase!
Carina Heights is a south-eastern Brisbane suburb located about 10.1km by road from the Brisbane GPO. It covers approximately 3.4 square kilometres and is bordered by Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, Mansfield, Mount Gravatt East and Holland Park. The suburb combines established residential areas with extensive green space, including part of Whites Hill Reserve.
Carina Heights had a population of 7,103 in 2021, up from 6,732 in 2016, representing growth of 5.5%. The predominant age group is 30–39 years. Childless couples account for 40.7% of households, couples with children 36.3% and single-parent households 20.8%. Owner-occupiers represented 56.7% of homes in 2021, up from 53.1% in 2016. Professionals are the largest occupational group at 31.3%.
Westfield Carindale located just east of Carina Heights is the largest shopping centre in the area. Smaller shops can be found on the corner of Creek Road and Pine Mountain Road as well as the corner of Boundary Road and Samuel Street.
There is no train station in Carina Heights. Road access therefore plays an important role in local travel, with Creek Road and Pine Mountain Road among the key routes in and around the suburb. Several convenient bus services connect Carina Heights with the Brisbane CBD. Buses also take residents to the Westfield Shopping Centre located in neighbouring Carindale.
There are no schools in Carina Heights, but the surrounding suburbs offer a variety of good education options including San Sisto College (Carina), St Martin’s Catholic Primary School (Carina) and Whites Hill State College.
Green space is a significant feature of Carina Heights. Cotality records 10 parks covering approximately 36.3% of the suburb. Whites Hill Reserve occupies part of the south-west, while other local parks include Anzac Road Park, Jones Road Park, Gaffney Street Park and Whatmore Street Park.
Many residents commute to the Brisbane CBD for work. Major local employers include Westfield Shopping Centre, Griffith University (Mount Gravatt) and Greenslopes Private Hospital.
Most areas in Carina Heights are quiet and leafy.
Traffic noise can be an issue for properties close to the Carindale Shopping Centre, and around the main roads (Old Cleveland Road, Creek Road, Pine Mountain Road and Winstanley Street). Buyers should check the Brisbane City Council Flood Maps, as some areas are susceptible to flooding.
The area offers a wide variety of houses, from workers’ cottages to traditional Queenslanders to post-war weatherboard and brick-and-tile homes. The most common block size in Carina Heights is around 600m2.
A buyer’s agent in Carina Heights can help compare properties with very different land characteristics, locations, and housing formats. Your Property Hound assists buyers with search, appraisal, due diligence and negotiation, helping identify property-specific compromises before an offer is made.
The median house price in Carina Heights is $1,430,884 (August 2026).
The median house price in Carina Heights would typically buy a three-bedroom, one-bathroom home. For example 171 Birdwood Road, Carina Heights, on 640m² sold for $1,450,000 in June 2026. View the 171 Birdwood Road sale
The median unit price in Carina Heights is $1,039,300 (August 2026).
This amount would typically buy a three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse. For example 1/81 Anzac Road, Carina Heights sold for $1,025,000 in September 2026. View the 1/81 Anzac Road sale
Cotality data shows the median house value reached $1,430,884 in August 2026, representing annual growth of 2.3%. House values had risen strongly in earlier years, including 12.9% in the year to August 2025, before growth moderated in the latest 12-month period.
The unit market has recorded stronger recent growth. The median unit value reached $1,039,300 in August 2026, up 10.4% over the preceding year. For longer-term context, the median unit value increased from $476,119 in August 2020 to $1,039,300 in August 2026.
Individual property performance will still vary by location, building quality, land component, condition, and other property-specific factors.
If you are considering buying in Carina Heights, our buyers agents can help you assess value and compare the advantages and compromises of individual properties. As an experienced Carina Heights buyer’s agent, Your Property Hound can assist from property search through to due diligence, appraisal and negotiation.
Current indicators suggest limited advertised supply, particularly for units. Stock on the market is approximately 1.07% for houses and just 0.22% for units. Houses are taking around 37 days to sell, while there is insufficient data to report a reliable days-on-market figure for units.
Vacancy rates are also low at approximately 0.92% for houses and 0.06% for units. Gross rental yields are around 2.65% for houses and 3.75% for units, while renters account for 40% of houses and 51% of units. Houses are recording an average vendor discount of around 4%; data is insufficient to provide a reliable unit vendor discount or auction clearance rate for either property type. Overall, the figures point to constrained stock and tight rental availability, although buyers should still judge demand and value at the individual property level.
**Statistics are accurate for September 2026
Buying well in Carina Heights requires consideration of more than price and bedroom count. Topography, road exposure, land usability, housing type and the quality of the individual property can all influence value. If you would like assistance from a buyers agent in Carina Heights, Your Property Hound can help you search, assess and negotiate your purchase using an evidence-based approach.
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