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Carina Heights flood & bushfire risk

Of Carina Heights’s 4,294 mapped properties, 4.7% are in a mapped flood area and 18.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4.7%
In a flood area
18.6%
In a bushfire area
4,294
Mapped properties

Crime near Carina Heights

Carina Heights sits in the Carina police division, which recorded 2,712 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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231
Break-ins
116
Vehicle theft
1,112
Other theft
159
Property damage
113
Fraud
35
Handling stolen goods
169
Assault
39
Sexual offences
4
Robbery
51
Other against the person
0
Homicide
683
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,712 total. Figures are for the whole Carina police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Carina Heights

Carina Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential48.6% of properties

Low–medium density residential — a mix of houses, townhouses and small unit blocks.

Zone: LMR2 - Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)

Residential46% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Future urban2.3% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

School catchments in Carina Heights

PrimaryCarina SS · Mount Gravatt East SS · Seville Road SS · Whites Hill State College
JuniorCavendish Road SHS · Whites Hill State College
SeniorCavendish Road SHS · Whites Hill State College

Carina Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Carina Heights

At the 2021 Census, 26.4% of Carina Heights’s 7,103 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.9%
Australian30.5%
Irish13.5%
Scottish10.1%
German5.1%
Italian4.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.4%
England2.8%
China1.7%
India1.5%
Philippines1.1%
South Africa1.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Carina Heights

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Carina Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Carina Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

Carina · 13.3% floodCamp Hill · 8.6% floodCarindale · 4% floodHolland Park · 5% floodSeven Hills · 6% floodMount Gravatt East · 5.5% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.