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Your family friendly neighbourhood

Your Suburb Carina is located in the city of Brisbane in the south-east corner of Queensland, Australia, about seven kilometres east of the Brisbane Central Business District.

Carina suburb is an older, mainly residential suburb, first closely settled in the 1940’s. It covers an area of 4.5 square kilometres.

It is bordered by the suburbs of Carina Heights, Carindale, Tingalpa, Cannon Hill, Seven Hills and Camp Hill. There are many facilities including three schools , two major shopping centres, major sporting facilities and extensive Parkland and Bushland either in or adjacent to the suburb.

Carina suburb is conveniently located with access to the major arterial roads of Old Cleveland and Wynnum roads leading to the city, and the Gateway Arterial giving easy access to the Sunshine and Gold Coasts. Moreton Bay is within easy reach only seven kilometres away.

For those who enjoy shopping , there are major shopping centres at Carindale and Cannon Hill, within easy reach. For those who like a more local touch there is the main Carina shopping precinct (known as “Carina Gateway”) as well as small groups of shops , corner of Stanley and Lunga Streets, corner of Kenrose and Ramsden Streets, corner of Meadowlands Road and Bethel Street, and Chris’ Super IGA Store on Old Cleveland Road.

For those who enjoy the open spaces Carina is adjacent to the Meadowlands and Minnippi Parklands as well as adjacent to natural bushland at the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve.

For those with growing families, Carina suburb is well catered for with both the Carina and Mayfield State Schools and the St Martins (primary) and San Sisto (girls secondary) Catholic Schools .

For those who enjoy sports there is the Clem Jones Centre which includes swimming pools, gymnasium, indoor basketball, baseball, athletics, football, lawn bowls, and cricket facilities. Also there is the Carindale PCYC (yes, it is in Carina) and another Bowls Club, the Belmont Services Club.