Camp Hill vs Carina

In both, most households own their home. In Camp Hill, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Camp Hill: a median of $1.92 million, against $1.37 million in Carina. Camp Hill is closer to the city centre: 7.9 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Camp Hill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Carina suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Camp Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 55%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 55%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Carina

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,372,500 vs $1,917,500)
  • has cheaper land ($1,030,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Camp Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Camp Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carina

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 16%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)
  • But Camp Hill is more walkable (79/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Carina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Camp Hill and Carina drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Camp Hill Carina
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Camp Hill Carina
Walkability 79 / 71
Camp Hill — Walkability: 79/100 Carina — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 53 / 54
Camp Hill — Safety: 53/100 Carina — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Camp Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carina — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camp Hill has higher household incomes ($160,420 vs $107,328); Carina skews older (37 vs 35).

Camp Hill Carina
Population 12,254
+5% vs other
 11,678
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +6.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $160,420/yr
+33% vs other
 $107,328/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+4% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill Carina
0-4 7.2% / 6.7%
Camp Hill — 0-4: 7.2% Carina — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.0% / 11.2%
Camp Hill — 5-14: 15.0% Carina — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.6% / 4.4%
Camp Hill — 15-19: 6.6% Carina — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.6% / 6.1%
Camp Hill — 20-24: 6.6% Carina — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.1% / 16.5%
Camp Hill — 25-34: 13.1% Carina — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 16.7% / 16.6%
Camp Hill — 35-44: 16.7% Carina — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 16.5% / 12.0%
Camp Hill — 45-54: 16.5% Carina — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 9.3% / 9.5%
Camp Hill — 55-64: 9.3% Carina — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 5.3% / 8.0%
Camp Hill — 65-74: 5.3% Carina — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 2.5% / 5.8%
Camp Hill — 75-84: 2.5% Carina — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.2% / 3.3%
Camp Hill — 85+: 1.2% Carina — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 57.8% couple families
Camp Hill — Couple Families: 57.8% Camp Hill — Lone Person: 23.4% Camp Hill — One Parent Families: 10.9% Camp Hill — Group Household: 6.0% Camp Hill — Other Families: 2.0%
Carina 38.9% couple families
Carina — Couple Families: 38.9% Carina — Lone Person: 36.2% Carina — One Parent Families: 16.4% Carina — Group Household: 6.3% Carina — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 28.4% renting
Camp Hill — Owned Outright: 26.8% Camp Hill — Mortgage: 44.8% Camp Hill — Renting: 28.4%
Carina 34.2% renting
Carina — Owned Outright: 26.7% Carina — Mortgage: 39.1% Carina — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill Carina
Bachelor Degree 23.4% / 19.5%
Camp Hill — Bachelor Degree: 23.4% Carina — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 12.0%
Camp Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Carina — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.9%
Camp Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Carina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 5.8%
Camp Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Carina — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.1%
Camp Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Carina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Camp Hill Carina
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.9%
Camp Hill — New Zealand: 2.7% Carina — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 2.9% / 3.4%
Camp Hill — England: 2.9% Carina — England: 3.4%
India 0.9% / 1.4%
Camp Hill — India: 0.9% Carina — India: 1.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Camp Hill — South Africa: 0.9% Carina — South Africa: 0.8%
China 0.5% / 1.0%
Camp Hill — China: 0.5% Carina — China: 1.0%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Camp Hill — Scotland: 0.6% Carina — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 84.4% houses
Camp Hill — Houses: 84.4% Camp Hill — Townhouses: 10.7% Camp Hill — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Carina 54.7% houses
Carina — Houses: 54.7% Carina — Townhouses: 34.2% Carina — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Camp Hill Carina
Median house price $1,917,500 $1,372,500
Median unit price $841,000 $871,000
Median land price $1,400,000 $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 159 sales
 21 days
from 118 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Camp Hill Carina
2 bed $792K / $832K
Camp Hill — 2 bed: $792K (19 sales) Carina — 2 bed: $832K (30 sales)

19 vs 30 sales

3 bed $1.19M / $928K
Camp Hill — 3 bed: $1.19M (6 sales) Carina — 3 bed: $928K (20 sales)

6 vs 20 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Camp Hill Carina
2 bed $1.6M / $1.38M
Camp Hill — 2 bed: $1.6M (12 sales) Carina — 2 bed: $1.38M (6 sales)

12 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.57M / $1.27M
Camp Hill — 3 bed: $1.57M (90 sales) Carina — 3 bed: $1.27M (138 sales)

90 vs 138 sales

4 bed $2.01M / $1.6M
Camp Hill — 4 bed: $2.01M (56 sales) Carina — 4 bed: $1.6M (50 sales)

56 vs 50 sales

5 bed $2.7M / $1.99M
Camp Hill — 5 bed: $2.7M (91 sales) Carina — 5 bed: $1.99M (28 sales)

91 vs 28 sales

Development activity

Camp Hill Carina
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Camp Hill Carina
Houses 2.4%
$885/wk on $1.89M
 3.5%
$800/wk on $1.18M
Units 3.7%
$582/wk on $824K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Camp Hill Carina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of QLD —

Liveability

Camp Hill is more walkable (79 vs 71); Camp Hill scores higher overall (71 vs 66).

Camp Hill Carina
Grade A B
Score 71/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Camp Hill Carina
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Camp Hill Carina
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane C.Q.U. Campus, 5.9 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 7.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 2.6%

Schools in Camp Hill

  • Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Whites Hill State College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Carina

  • Mayfield State School Government · Primary at peers
  • San Sisto College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Martin's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camp Hill Carina
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 15 7
Parks & reserves 9 10
Childcare 11 5
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Camp Hill Carina
Walkability score 79/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 7.9 km 9.7 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 209.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 200.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4152
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 4152
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Camp Hill Carina
Car (driver) 56.6% / 60.9%
Camp Hill — Car (driver): 56.6% Carina — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 24.5%
Camp Hill — Worked from Home: 29.0% Carina — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Bus 6.9% / 6.4%
Camp Hill — Bus: 6.9% Carina — Bus: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Camp Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1% Carina — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 1.1% / 2.1%
Camp Hill — Train: 1.1% Carina — Train: 2.1%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.1%
Camp Hill — Walked Only: 1.2% Carina — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Camp Hill Carina
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Camp Hill Carina
Connectivity score 76/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
5,010 premises
 10%
5,713 premises

Climate

Camp Hill Carina
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Camp Hill Carina
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Camp Hill Carina
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Camp Hill Carina
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camp Hill Carina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camp Hill

Easy Commute Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Carina

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

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