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8 properties secured for clients in Carina since 2024. What we bought, what we paid where the buyer agreed to say, and who did the buying.

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8

purchases in Carina

2024 to 2025

years we have bought here

$521,000 to $1,400,000

published prices (5 of 8)

Hunter Gather has bought 8 properties in Carina for clients since 2024, and the list below is every one we are able to show. Of the purchases where the property type is on record, that is 1 townhouse. Carina sits inside our Brisbane buying area, which our agents cover street by street rather than from a desk.

Where the buyer agreed to publish the price, Carina purchases ranged from $521,000 to $1,400,000 (5 of 8 published). The rest settled privately at the buyer's request.

The buying in Carina was done by Jacob Butler, David Thomas and Chavonne Olivier. Whoever you speak to first, the search runs on the same shared database and the same weekly cadence.

Where Carina sits

Carina is the flat middle of the inner south-east: about seven kilometres east of the CBD, 4.5 square kilometres of post-war streets laid out between Old Cleveland Road on the south and Bulimba Creek on the east. Camp Hill and Seven Hills sit to the west, Cannon Hill to the north, Tingalpa across the Minnippi Parklands to the north-east, Carindale to the east and Carina Heights to the south. Creek Road runs north to south through the eastern third and Stanley Road runs east to west through the middle, so most of the suburb is a grid of quiet streets between two roads that carry everything. There is no train and no village strip. What Carina has instead is four bus routes to the city every ten minutes, a sporting complex the size of a school, and a house on a full block for less than Camp Hill charges a kilometre away.

Boundaries
Old Cleveland Road is the southern edge, with Carina Heights climbing away on the other side. Bulimba Creek and the Minnippi Parklands close off the east, where the streets run out into floodplain and bikeway. Richmond Road marks the northern tip toward Cannon Hill, and the Camp Hill line runs down the western streets near Waratah Avenue and Wonersh Street. Creek Road is the one road that crosses the suburb north to south; Stanley Road, Mayfield Road, Zahel Street and Meadowlands Road do the east-west work.
The roads
Old Cleveland Road (the southern edge: the 200, 204, 209 and 222 buses, Elio's, the pharmacy and the through traffic to Carindale). Creek Road (State Route 20, north to south: the Leagues Club, Carina State School, the bus depot and the Great Circle Line). Stanley Road (the village run: the IGA, the butcher, the bowls club and the hourly 212). Zahel Street and Meadowlands Road (the Clem Jones Centre and the 204 bus through the middle). Richmond Road (the northern tip, toward Cannon Hill station and the Kmart Plaza)
Next door
Camp HillSeven HillsCannon HillTingalpaCarindaleCarina Heights

The pockets

The suburb street by street: who each pocket suits and what to check there.

The numbers on the map above mark each pocket.

1Kenrose Street and Carina North

Kenrose Street, Billan, Glenroy and Yass Streets, Swanson Parade and the courts off Moorabbin Drive and Foxmont Drive, north of Stanley Road toward the Creek Road bend

The nearest thing Carina has to a village: Backstreet Espresso from 5.45am, The Baker's Corner and Giovanni's Woodfire in the 10 to 18 Kenrose Street run, with a Pilates studio and a music school in between. Post-war timber and brick on blocks around 600 square metres, most of them lifted, extended or replaced in the last fifteen years. The 598 and 599 stop on Creek Road at Carina North, and Cannon Hill station is a five-minute drive up Richmond Road.

Suits Families who want a cafe strip at the end of the street and Mayfield State School on foot. The pocket most Carina briefs start with.

2The Stanley Road side

Stanley Road from the Camp Hill line to Creek Road, and Mayfield Road, Broadway Street, Lunga, Sage, Pembroke, Royds and Hendren Streets either side of it

The oldest part of the suburb and the most settled. St Martin's at 66 Broadway Street, San Sisto at 97 Mayfield Road and Our Lady of Graces sit within two blocks of each other, the library is at Mayfield Road and Nyrang Street, and the IGA and the butcher are at 182 Stanley Road. Flint's Cottage at 40 Lunga Street is one of the suburb's two heritage listings. The western streets past Waratah Avenue tip into the Camp Hill State Infants and Primary catchment, which is the boundary that moves prices here.

Suits Families choosing St Martin's or San Sisto, or Mayfield State School, and wanting the church, the library and the grocer within a few streets.

3The Old Cleveland Road edge

Old Cleveland Road in the 700s and 800s, and Jones Road, Birdwood Road, Anzac Road, Dickenson, Orana, Sankey, Nyrang, Binda, Adelaide and Bernecker Streets running north off it

Elio's at 875, Sula Coffee at 856, the pharmacy at 834 until 8.30pm, Snap Fitness at 799 and Goodstart at 761, with the Camp Hill Hotel at 724 just over the line. The 625 metres of tram track in the median between Jones Road and Orwell Street is heritage-listed, which tells you how long this road has carried people to the city. The first street back is the quiet one; the road itself needs a 7.30am inspection. The primary catchment splits three ways along here: Whites Hill State College for the Jones Road corner, Carina State School for most of the strip and the near ends of Dickenson and Pembroke, and Mayfield for the far ends of those two streets.

Suits Bus commuters with young children: four routes to the city from Stop 35, Elio's and the pharmacy on foot, and a house for less than the streets behind Kenrose.

4Zahel Street and the Leagues Club

Zahel Street, Narracott, Koree and Thorne Streets, Celestial Court, Robbies Avenue, Turais Boulevarde and the Argo, Keel, Nova and Pyxis places, east to Creek Road

The Clem Jones Centre at 56 Zahel Street has four pools, two gyms, a swim school and a medical practice under one roof, and Carina Leagues Club at 1390 Creek Road does the Friday dinner with Playland for the kids. Carina State School is across Creek Road, Avenues Early Learning is nearby, and Mick Foley Field and Stellar Park fill the gaps. The 204 runs through here along Zahel Street and Meadowlands Road. Check the block against the Creek Road bus depot before you buy on the Creek Road side.

Suits Sport families. The pool, the gym, the Leagues Club and Carina State School are all within a few hundred metres, and the streets are named for stars and ships.

5The Minnippi side

Johnston, Ellen, Kate and Epala Streets, Preston Road, Fursden Road, Wilson Drive, Charlotte Street and the courts and closes off Meadowlands Road east of Creek Road

The eastern third, where the courts and closes are later than the grid to the west and the streets run out into the Minnippi Parklands. The Fursden Road bike connection is the Carina way in, Preston Road Park is the off-leash park, and the South Brisbane softball diamonds sit on Ellen Street. Carina State School for primary and Whites Hill State College for secondary, with a sliver at the far east in Tingalpa State School. Bulimba Creek, Minnippi Creek and the Preston Road Drain wrap the low ground, so the flood report comes before the inspection here.

Suits Families who want the parklands, the creek bikeway and the dog park at the end of the street, in the newest houses the suburb has.

Schools and catchments

One state primary sits inside Carina and it is small, so the suburb splits between six primary catchments drawn street by street. Mayfield State School on Paget Street takes the western and northern half, about half the suburb's area, and Carina State School on Creek Road takes the eastern and southern streets, about another 44 percent. By homes the two are level, about 45 percent each. The edges fall to the neighbours: Camp Hill State Infants and Primary for the far western streets, Cannon Hill State School for the northern tip off Richmond Road, Whites Hill State College for the Jones Road corner and Tingalpa State School for a sliver at the Minnippi end. Secondary is simpler: Whites Hill State College for the whole suburb. Check the exact address on EdMap before you count on a school, and ask us which side of the line a house sits on before you inspect.

Primary catchments, splitCarina and MayfieldBy homes, about 45% Carina and about 45% Mayfield
Secondary catchmentWhites Hill State CollegeNo enrolment cap published
Catchments touching the suburb6 primary, 1 secondaryDrawn street by street. Check the lot on EdMap.

State primary

Carina State SchoolPrep to 6

Prep to Year 6 at 1413 Creek Road, on the Carindale side of the road but the school for the eastern and southern streets of Carina, from Zahel Street to the Minnippi side. Open since 1917 and on Brisbane's local heritage register, with about 370 students, out of school hours care on site and a strict uniform. No enrolment management plan was listed for it on the department's site on 25 September, so places are not capped the way they are at Mayfield.

1413 Creek Road, Carindale QLD 4152MapWebsite

Mayfield State SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 399

Prep to Year 6 on Paget Street, open since 1956, the catchment for the western and northern half of Carina including Kenrose Street and the Stanley Road side. An equidistant catchment under an enrolment management plan gazetted 22 August 2025: a cap of 399 students and no more than 100 into Prep in four classrooms unless the catchment demands it. In-catchment addresses are guaranteed a place; out-of-catchment is not.

Paget Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Camp Hill State Infants and Primary SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 886

Prep to Year 6 at 676 Old Cleveland Road in Camp Hill, the catchment for Carina's far western streets around Waratah Avenue, Wonersh Street and Koolatah Street. Equidistant catchment under an enrolment management plan gazetted 22 August 2025: a cap of 886 students and 125 into Prep in five classrooms. It is the school families move for in 4152, so the boundary is worth a phone call before you make an offer.

676 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

Whites Hill State College (primary)Prep to 6

Prep to Year 6 within the Prep to 12 college at 138 Burn Street in Camp Hill. Its primary catchment takes only the south-western corner of Carina around Jones Road and Cambridge Street. No enrolment management plan was listed for it on 25 September.

138 Burn Street, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

Cannon Hill State SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 282

Prep to Year 6 at 845 Wynnum Road in Cannon Hill, a small heritage-listed school whose equidistant catchment reaches the northern tip of Carina around Richmond Road, Balmerino Drive and Baguette Street. Enrolment management plan gazetted 22 August 2025: a cap of 282 students and 50 into Prep in two classrooms.

845 Wynnum Road, Cannon Hill QLD 4170MapWebsite

Tingalpa State SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 545

Prep to Year 6 at 1546 Wynnum Road in Tingalpa, with a French bilingual program. Its equidistant catchment touches only the far eastern edge of Carina inside the Minnippi Parklands, with no address in it on the 2026 polygons. Enrolment management plan gazetted 22 August 2025: a cap of 545 students and 100 into Prep in four classrooms, with 184 places held for the bilingual program.

1546 Wynnum Road, Tingalpa QLD 4173MapWebsite

State secondary

Whites Hill State CollegeYears 7 to 12

Years 7 to 12 at 138 Burn Street in Camp Hill, formed in 2002 from Camp Hill State High, Whites Hill State School and Xavier Special School, with a special education program. The state high school for every Carina address, a ten-minute drive or the 204 and Old Cleveland Road buses. Prep to 12 on one campus, so a family in the south-western corner can settle one school for thirteen years. No enrolment management plan was listed for it on 25 September, so out-of-catchment places are not capped the way Balmoral's or Cavendish Road's are.

138 Burn Street, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

Catholic and independent

St Martin's SchoolPrep to 6

Co-educational Catholic primary, Prep to Year 6, at 66 Broadway Street beside Our Lady of Graces, open since 1954 with about 700 students and outside school hours care through Catholic Early EdCare. Enrolling for 2028 and beyond, so put the application in when you sign, not when you settle.

66 Broadway Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

San Sisto CollegeYears 7 to 12

Girls, Years 7 to 12, at 97 Mayfield Road, founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1961 and about 900 students today. Walking distance from the Stanley Road side and the reason many families choose Carina over Carindale.

97 Mayfield Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Citipointe Christian CollegePrep to 12

Co-educational, Prep to Year 12, at 322 Wecker Road in Carindale, about 1,650 students. A ten-minute drive down Creek Road for the families who want one campus from Prep to graduation.

322 Wecker Road, Carindale QLD 4152MapWebsite

Cannon Hill Anglican CollegePrep to 12

Co-educational, Prep to Year 12, at the corner of Junction and Krupp Roads in Cannon Hill, open since 1989 with about 1,350 students. Ten minutes north up Richmond Road and Wynnum Road.

Corner of Junction and Krupp Roads, Cannon Hill QLD 4170MapWebsite

Early learning

Goodstart Early Learning Carina

Toddler and kindergarten rooms at 761 Old Cleveland Road, 7am to 6pm weekdays, with a university-qualified kindergarten program and long day care under one roof. Waitlists apply for under-twos across the inner east, so put your name down when you exchange, not when you settle.

761 Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Carina Kindergarten

The community kindy, C&K affiliated and run by a parent committee, at 26 Arrowsmith Street just over the Camp Hill line beside Garth Webb Park. Sessional two-day groups, 8am to 3.30pm, for three and a half to five year olds. Plan a year ahead.

26 Arrowsmith Street, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

Avenues Early Learning Centre Carina

Long day care near the Clem Jones Centre and Carina State School, run by the Avenues Group. Check the current rating and hours on StartingBlocks before you rely on it.

Carina QLD 4152Map

The Mayfield and Carina State School line runs down the middle of the suburb, roughly along Creek Road in the north and Orana Street in the south, and both schools are equidistant, so two houses a block apart can feed different primaries. The boundary that moves prices is Camp Hill State Infants and Primary on the far western streets. We pull the EdMap for the exact lot before every inspection and ring the school if the answer matters.

Check the exact address on the Queensland EdMap. Early learning ratings on StartingBlocks.

Daily life in Carina

The places the week runs on: coffee and the school run, the evening out, the big shop, the pool and the GP.

Mornings

Backstreet EspressoIn the suburb

The Kenrose Street original at number 12, open from 5.45am every day of the week. The school-run and pre-swim coffee for the northern half of the suburb.

12 Kenrose Street, Carina QLD 4152Map

The Baker's CornerIn the suburb

Sourdough, savoury pastry, ham croissants and warm muffins at 18 Kenrose Street, from 7am, closed Tuesdays. The Saturday loaf and the birthday order.

18 Kenrose Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Sula Coffee & Juice BarIn the suburb

Coffee and juices on Old Cleveland Road at 856, from 6am on weekdays and 7am at the weekend, done by early afternoon. The stop between the bus and the pharmacy.

856 Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152Map

The Flour Monkey BakeryIn the suburb

The bakery on the Old Cleveland Road strip near Elio's. Confirm the hours before you send a client on a Sunday.

Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152Map

Carina North Quality MeatsIn the suburb

The butcher at 3/182 Stanley Road beside the IGA. The Saturday morning that ends with sausages for the barbecue at Stellar Park.

3/182 Stanley Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Evenings

Elio's OsteriaIn the suburb

Sicilian and Italian at 875 Old Cleveland Road since 1983. Dinner Tuesday to Sunday, lunch on the weekend, and the room where Carina does birthdays and first communions.

875 Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Giovanni's Woodfire & KitchenIn the suburb

Wood-fired pizza and Italian at 12 Kenrose Street, dinner from 5pm most nights. The easy Friday for the Kenrose Street streets; walk there, carry the leftovers home.

12 Kenrose Street, Carina QLD 4152Map

Carina Leagues ClubIn the suburb

The club at 1390 Creek Road: Dine. restaurant, Sidelines sports bar with all-day dining, The Hive cafe from 6am, and Playland, the supervised indoor play space for three to twelve year olds, three-hour sessions from $20 on weekend afternoons and weeknights. Kids eat free with a main in Dine. one night a week. The Sunday roast with three children in tow.

1390 Creek Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Pancho's PizzaIn the suburb

Pizza, pasta and ribs at 401 Stanley Road, Tuesday to Sunday from 4pm on weekdays and midday at the weekend. Closed Mondays.

401 Stanley Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Camp Hill Hotel10 min drive

The local for the Old Cleveland Road end, at 724 just over the Camp Hill line: the Observatory Bistro, and a jungle-themed kids' room with a projector cinema and bean bags. Open every day from 10am.

724 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

The big shop

IGA Local Grocer Stanley Road MegafreshIn the suburb

The suburb's own supermarket at 182 Stanley Road, 6am to 9pm every day, with the butcher next door. The mid-week top-up on foot for the Stanley Road side.

182 Stanley Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Westfield Carindale5 min drive

Myer, David Jones, Coles, Kmart, Target and Event Cinemas, five minutes down Creek Road with more than 400 stores. The once-a-month run, the school shoes and the wet-Sunday cinema.

1151 Creek Road, Carindale QLD 4152MapWebsite

Camp Hill Marketplace5 min drive

Woolworths, the chemist and a medical centre on Samuel Street, five minutes west along Old Cleveland Road. The everyday supermarket for the western streets.

25 Samuel Street, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza5 min drive

Kmart, Coles, Chemist Warehouse and Australia Post at the Creek and Wynnum Roads corner, five minutes north for the Kenrose Street streets.

Corner of Creek and Wynnum Roads, Cannon Hill QLD 4170MapWebsite

Health and fitness

Clem Jones CentreIn the suburb

The sporting complex at 56 Zahel Street: four pools, a community gym and a high performance gym, a swim school from babies up, squads, water playgroup, a kids club and a cafe, with a wellness precinct of medical and allied health on site. Pools from 5am on weekdays, gyms until 9pm. The reason Carina families rarely drive to a council pool.

56 Zahel Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

The Practice at Clem Jones CentreIn the suburb

General practice on level 2 of the centre, 8am to 5pm weekdays and Saturday mornings, with children's health and vaccines, women's health and shared obstetric care. Greenslopes Private and the Princess Alexandra are both fifteen to twenty minutes by car. Confirm which practices are taking new patients before you settle.

Suite 3103, 56 Zahel Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Carina PharmacyIn the suburb

TerryWhite Chemmart at 834 Old Cleveland Road, open until 8.30pm on weekdays and 7pm at the weekend. The late script run.

834 Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Snap Fitness CarinaIn the suburb

The 24-hour gym at 799 Old Cleveland Road, staffed weekdays from 9am. Rebalance Pilates and Yoga on Kenrose Street covers the reformer side.

799 Old Cleveland Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

Getting around

CBD by bus20 to 25 minRoutes 200, 204, 209 and 222 along Old Cleveland Road
CBD by car15 to 20 minOutside the peak, via Old Cleveland Road and Stones Corner
Central by train18 to 20 minFrom Cannon Hill station, a five-minute drive

Bus

Old Cleveland Road is the reason Carina works without a train. From Stop 35 at Carina: route 200 Carindale Heights to Queen Street express every 10 minutes in the peak, route 222 Carindale to Roma Street via the Eastern Busway every 7 to 10 minutes, route 204 to the city and Fortitude Valley every 10 minutes (it comes through the middle of the suburb along Zahel Street and Meadowlands Road first), and route 209 to UQ Lakes. About 20 to 25 minutes to the CBD. Route 212 runs along Stanley Road past Carina Bowls and Mayfield Road to the city via Seven Hills, roughly hourly. The 598 and 599 Great Circle Line stop on Creek Road at Carina North and the bus depot for Carindale, Garden City and Chermside.

Route 200 timetableRoute 222 timetable

Train

No station. Cannon Hill on the Cleveland line is the nearest, about two and a half kilometres north of Kenrose Street on Barrack Road, a five-minute drive with 161 park-and-ride bays, about 18 to 20 minutes to Central. Coorparoo station is the other option for the western streets. Most Carina families use the bus instead.

Train timetable

Road

Fifteen to twenty minutes to the CBD by car via Old Cleveland Road and Stones Corner outside the peak. The Gateway Motorway is five minutes east past Carindale, so the airport is twenty to twenty-five minutes with a toll each way. Westfield Carindale in five minutes, Camp Hill Marketplace in five the other way, Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza in five up Creek Road.

Bus routes

35200222204209212598599

Route numbers named in the bus notes above. Timetables on Translink.

Pinch points Old Cleveland Road inbound queues from Carindale to Stones Corner from 7am, and the Creek Road corner stalls with the Carindale traffic. Stanley Road backs up at 3pm outside St Martin's and San Sisto. The Creek Road bus depot runs from before dawn, so listen from the backyard on Creek Road and the first streets off it. Westfield Carindale's car parks are full by 11am on a Saturday. Inspect any Old Cleveland Road, Creek Road or Stanley Road house in the peak before you decide.

Weekends

Minnippi ParklandsIn the suburbThe floodplain parkland on Bulimba Creek at the suburb's eastern edge, shared with Cannon Hill and Tingalpa: the lake, the wetlands and the Bulimba Creek bikeway. The Carina way in is the Fursden Road bike connection car park. Flat enough for a first bike ride, big enough that most of Brisbane has not walked all of it.

  • Preston Road ParkIn the suburb

    The suburb's off-leash dog park, on Preston Road at the Minnippi end, and one of the most used in Brisbane by council's own count. Fenced, with the bikeway beside it.

    Preston Road, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

  • Carina LibraryIn the suburb

    Council's library at the corner of Mayfield Road and Nyrang Street: Monday, Tuesday and Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, closed midweek. The rainy-Saturday morning for the Stanley Road side.

    Corner of Mayfield Road and Nyrang Street, Carina QLD 4152MapWebsite

  • Whites Hill Reserve5 min drive

    170 hectares of dry rainforest, walking tracks, a lookout and the fenced all-abilities playground at The Common, five minutes south-west through Camp Hill and Carina Heights. The Saturday afternoon default for most families this side of Old Cleveland Road.

    258 Boundary Road, Camp Hill QLD 4152MapWebsite

  • Junior sportIn the suburb

    Carina Tigers for rugby league and AC Carina for football are the suburb's own clubs, baseball is at Mick Foley Field off Zahel Street, softball at the South Brisbane diamonds on Ellen Street, and learn-to-swim and squads at the Clem Jones Centre. Confirm the home grounds and 2026 age groups with each club.

    Carina Leagues Club, 1390 Creek Road, Carina QLD 4152Map

  • Carindale Recreation Reserve5 min drive

    Council's sports reserve at 27 Cadogan Street, five minutes east, with the Cadogan Street Park disc golf course beside it. The kick-the-ball park for the Minnippi side.

    27 Cadogan Street, Carindale QLD 4152MapWebsite

  • Stanley Road fieldsIn the suburb

    Vince Herbert Field and Carina Bowls Club sit side by side on Stanley Road, the bus stops are named after them, and barefoot bowls on a Sunday with the kids on the green is a Carina habit. Confirm the club is trading before you send a client.

    Stanley Road, Carina QLD 4152Map

The houses

What is here
Post-war timber and brick on the grid between Stanley Road and Old Cleveland Road, many lifted and built in underneath or extended out the back, a steady run of knockdown-rebuilds on the flatter streets, later courts and closes on the Minnippi side, and townhouse complexes and small unit blocks along Old Cleveland Road, Stanley Road and near Creek Road. Carina carries a real townhouse market beside the houses: 28 unit sales against 213 house sales in the twelve months to September 2026, and three of our published Carina purchases were townhouses or units.
Block sizes
Around 600 square metres is the post-war norm, smaller on the subdivided lots near the strips and on the Minnippi courts. That is the point of Carina over Camp Hill: a family gets a flat yard for a few hundred thousand less.
Character overlays
Carina is a post-war suburb and most of it sits outside the traditional building character overlay, which is why so many houses have been lifted, built under or replaced. The pre-war pockets around Lunga Street and the Stanley Road side are the exception, Flint's Cottage at 40 Lunga Street and the tram track in the Old Cleveland Road median are the two heritage listings, and pre-1911 houses cannot be demolished anywhere. Check the overlay on City Plan before you plan the extension.
How it was built
  1. Pre-warThe oldest houses sit around Lunga Street and the Stanley Road side, with Flint's Cottage at 40 Lunga Street heritage-listed.
  2. Post-warTimber and brick houses filled the grid between Stanley Road and Old Cleveland Road on blocks around 600 square metres.
  3. Last 15 yearsMost houses near Kenrose Street were lifted, extended or replaced, and knockdown-rebuilds spread across the flatter streets.
  4. NowTownhouses and small unit blocks line Old Cleveland Road, Stanley Road and Creek Road beside the houses.

What the money buys

Under $1.1m

A two or three-bedroom townhouse or unit near Old Cleveland Road, Stanley Road or the Minnippi side. The unit median in the year to September 2026 was $872,500, and our published Carina purchases start at $521,000.

$1.1m to $1.7m

A three or four-bedroom post-war house on around 600 square metres, renovated or with the work half done. This is where most Carina houses sell: the three-bedroom median in the year to September 2026 was about $1.22m and the four-bedroom median about $1.52m. Our published Carina purchases run to $1,400,000.

$2m and above

A finished new build on a full block, or a five-bedroom house near Kenrose Street or the Stanley Road side. Five-bedroom houses had a median of about $2.25m in the year to September 2026, and the suburb's top sale was $4,085,000.

8 purchases since 2024, 5 with published prices from $521,000 to $1,400,000. Live grid on the page.

See the homes we have secured here

What to check before you buy in Carina

Flood

Bulimba Creek and Minnippi Creek wrap the eastern edge through the Minnippi Parklands, and two council drains, the Carina Drain and the Preston Road Drain, carry the suburb's stormwater east to them through the streets. The Minnippi side and the low ground along the drains carry creek flood and overland flow overlays; the Stanley Road and Kenrose Street streets sit higher. Pull the FloodWise Property Report for the exact lot, check the overland flow path as well as the creek layer, and get an insurance quote before the building and pest, not after.

Flood Awareness MapFloodWise Property Report

Noise

Old Cleveland Road and Creek Road are the loud streets, Stanley Road carries the school traffic, and the Creek Road bus depot runs from before dawn. Since the parallel runway opened in 2020, parts of the inner east hear aircraft they did not before. Check the address on Brisbane Airport's runway operations page and the Casper flight tracker, then stand in the backyard at 7am and again at 9pm.

Brisbane Airport flight path tool

Overlays and approvals

Creek flood and overland flow along the drains and the Minnippi edge, traditional building character on the pre-war pockets near Stanley Road, and the two heritage listings. City Plan's interactive mapping shows every overlay on the lot, and Development.i shows what the neighbours have been approved to build, which in Carina is usually a knockdown-rebuild or a townhouse complex next door.

City Plan mappingDevelopment.i

Catchments

Six primary catchments touch the suburb, four of them capped, and one secondary. Mayfield and Carina State School split the middle roughly along Creek Road and Orana Street. Check the lot on EdMap, then ring the school.

Queensland EdMap

Red flags

  • A house fronting Old Cleveland Road, Creek Road or Stanley Road with single-glazed bedrooms at the front and no fence, or a Creek Road block within earshot of the bus depot with no early-morning inspection.
  • A low block on the Minnippi side or along the Carina Drain or Preston Road Drain with no FloodWise report and no floor-height survey. The drains are quiet until they are not.
  • A post-war house that has been lifted and built in underneath, or a townhouse in a complex, without the council approvals and the body corporate records on file. Ask for the records before you fall for the finish.

Where the value sits

  • An unrenovated post-war house on 600 square metres on a quiet street between Stanley Road and Kenrose Street, outside the character overlay, that can be lifted, built under or replaced without the heritage hurdles.
  • The far western streets around Waratah Avenue and Wonersh Street, where the address sits in the Camp Hill State Infants and Primary catchment at a Carina price.
  • The Zahel Street streets, where the pool, the gym, the Leagues Club and Carina State School are all on foot and the street names keep the tourists away.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Coorparoo station, TravellerQLD, CC BY-SA 3.0; Brisbane Transport bus, BrisbaneBuzSpotter, CC BY-SA 4.0; Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carina purchases we can show

Every card is a real settlement for a Hunter Gather client. Prices appear where the buyer agreed to publish them.

Carina

Townhouse

3 bed2 bath1 car 149m²
$1,015,000 David Thomas
17 Oct 2025

Carina

3 bed2 bath1 car 182m²
$725,000 David Thomas
9 Aug 2024

Carina

4 bed3 bath2 car 584m²
$1,400,000 David Thomas
27 May 2024

Carina

3 bed2 bath2 car
$805,000 Chavonne Olivier, Jacob Butler

Carina

5 bed3 bath3 car 400m²
Undisclosed Jacob Butler

Carina

4 bed2 bath2 car
Undisclosed Jacob Butler

Carina

3 bed2 bath2 car
$521,000 Jacob Butler

Carina

5 bed2 bath2 car 568m²
Undisclosed Jacob Butler

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Buying in Carina: the questions we get

It splits. Mayfield State School takes the western and northern half including Kenrose Street and the Stanley Road side, and Carina State School takes the eastern and southern streets from Zahel Street to the Minnippi side. The edges fall to Camp Hill State Infants and Primary in the far west, Cannon Hill State School at the northern tip, Whites Hill State College at the Jones Road corner and Tingalpa State School at the far eastern edge. Secondary is Whites Hill State College for the whole suburb. Check the exact address on EdMap and ask us which side of the line a house sits on.

Parts of it. Bulimba Creek and Minnippi Creek wrap the eastern edge through the parklands, and the Carina Drain and Preston Road Drain carry stormwater through the streets to them. The Minnippi side and the low ground along the drains carry overlays; Kenrose Street and the Stanley Road side sit higher. Every Carina purchase we make starts with the FloodWise report and the overland flow map.

The bus. Routes 200, 204, 209 and 222 run along Old Cleveland Road to the city every 7 to 10 minutes in the peak, about 20 to 25 minutes door to door, and the 204 comes through the middle of the suburb first. Cannon Hill station is a five-minute drive north for the Cleveland line. By car it is fifteen to twenty minutes outside the peak.

It depends entirely on the street. Old Cleveland Road, Creek Road and Stanley Road each affect a band of houses and leave the grid behind them alone, the Creek Road bus depot starts before dawn, and parts of the inner east hear aircraft since the parallel runway opened in 2020. Stand on the block at 7am and 5.30pm before you decide, and check the address on the airport's flight tools.

In 2026, a renovated three or four-bedroom post-war house on around 600 square metres near Kenrose Street or the Stanley Road side, or a five-bedder that still needs work. The three-bedroom median in the year to September 2026 was about $1.22m and the four-bedroom median about $1.52m, and our published Carina purchases run to $1,400,000.

Camp Hill has the hills, the views, Martha Street and a primary school families move for, at a price a few hundred thousand higher. Carina has the flat block, the Clem Jones Centre, the Leagues Club, the same buses along Old Cleveland Road and Westfield Carindale five minutes away. Families who want a yard and a pool on foot usually end up in Carina; families who want a view and the village end up in Camp Hill.

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