Carina vs Seven Hills

In both, most households own their home. In Seven Hills, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seven Hills: a median of $1.83 million, against $1.37 million in Carina. Seven Hills is closer to the city centre: 8.1 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Carina tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Seven Hills suits families with children and couples.

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

Carina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)
  • But Seven Hills has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Carina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,372,500 vs $1,831,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seven Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Carina

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Seven Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.6% vs 6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carina Seven Hills
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.

Carina Seven Hills
Walkability 71 / 68
Carina — Walkability: 71/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 54 / 55
Carina — Safety: 54/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carina has more residents (11,678 vs 2,732); Seven Hills has higher household incomes ($150,176 vs $107,328).

Carina Seven Hills
Population 11,678
+77% vs other
 2,732
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +23.6%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $107,328/yr $150,176/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $450/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carina Seven Hills
0-4 6.7% / 6.0%
Carina — 0-4: 6.7% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.2% / 16.1%
Carina — 5-14: 11.2% Seven Hills — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 4.4% / 7.2%
Carina — 15-19: 4.4% Seven Hills — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.1% / 5.2%
Carina — 20-24: 6.1% Seven Hills — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 16.5% / 10.9%
Carina — 25-34: 16.5% Seven Hills — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 16.6% / 16.1%
Carina — 35-44: 16.6% Seven Hills — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.0% / 16.6%
Carina — 45-54: 12.0% Seven Hills — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 9.5% / 9.2%
Carina — 55-64: 9.5% Seven Hills — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 8.0% / 5.5%
Carina — 65-74: 8.0% Seven Hills — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 5.8% / 3.6%
Carina — 75-84: 5.8% Seven Hills — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 3.3% / 3.5%
Carina — 85+: 3.3% Seven Hills — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Seven Hills 56.0% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 56.0% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 21.0% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 5.0% Seven Hills — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carina 34.2% renting
Carina — Owned Outright: 26.7% Carina — Mortgage: 39.1% Carina — Renting: 34.2%
Seven Hills 27.3% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 23.2% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 49.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carina Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 20.7%
Carina — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 8.5%
Carina — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.2%
Carina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 7.4%
Carina — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.8%
Carina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Carina Seven Hills
England 3.4% / 4.8%
Carina — England: 3.4% Seven Hills — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 3.9% / 3.6%
Carina — New Zealand: 3.9% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 3.6%
India 1.4% / 0.8%
Carina — India: 1.4% Seven Hills — India: 0.8%
China 1.0% / 0.5%
Carina — China: 1.0% Seven Hills — China: 0.5%
Ireland 0.7% / 0.8%
Carina — Ireland: 0.7% Seven Hills — Ireland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.6%
Carina — South Africa: 0.8% Seven Hills — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carina 54.7% houses
Carina — Houses: 54.7% Carina — Townhouses: 34.2% Carina — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Seven Hills 81.5% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 81.5% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 14.2% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carina Seven Hills
Median house price $1,372,500 $1,831,250
Median unit price $871,000 $945,000
Median land price $1,030,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 118 sales
 21 days
from 16 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.

Carina Seven Hills
2 bed $1.38M / $1.63M
Carina — 2 bed: $1.38M (6 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $1.63M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.27M / $1.49M
Carina — 3 bed: $1.27M (138 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.49M (21 sales)

138 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.84M
Carina — 4 bed: $1.6M (50 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.84M (21 sales)

50 vs 21 sales

5 bed $1.99M / $2.39M
Carina — 5 bed: $1.99M (28 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $2.39M (20 sales)

28 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Carina Seven Hills
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.

Carina Seven Hills
Houses 3.5%
$800/wk on $1.18M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carina Seven Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools Higher than 33% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of QLD —

Liveability

Seven Hills scores higher overall (85 vs 66).

Carina Seven Hills
Grade B A+
Score 66/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Carina Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
45/100
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
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Carina Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 7.1 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 3.4%

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

Schools in Seven Hills

  • Seven Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carina Seven Hills
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 3
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 5 2
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Carina Seven Hills
Walkability score 71/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 9.7 km
+16% vs other
 8.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 200.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4152
 2.7%
postcode 4170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 4152
 39
postcode 4170

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.

Carina Seven Hills
Car (driver) 60.9% / 55.4%
Carina — Car (driver): 60.9% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 30.3%
Carina — Worked from Home: 24.5% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Bus 6.4% / 2.7%
Carina — Bus: 6.4% Seven Hills — Bus: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.0%
Carina — Car (passenger): 4.4% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 2.1% / 4.3%
Carina — Train: 2.1% Seven Hills — Train: 4.3%

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

Setting

Carina Seven Hills
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 6.9 km

NBN connectivity

Carina Seven Hills
Connectivity score 77/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
5,713 premises
 18%
1,126 premises

Climate

Carina Seven Hills
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)

Carina Seven Hills
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

Carina Seven Hills
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Carina Seven Hills
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carina

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

Seven Hills

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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