Carindale, Queensland

Carindale is a suburb of the city of Brisbane, which has a population of approximately 35,000 and contains around 10,000 houses. The greater area was formerly known as Belmont.

Notable features of the suburb include a large shopping centre - Westfield Carindale - featuring 319 stores, the Pacific Golf Club, Belmont State School, Belmont Bushland Reserve, Belmont Private Hospital (psychiatric only) and Bulimba Creek. The Gateway Motorway borders the suburb.

In addition to Indooroopilly in the west; Chermside on the north-side; and Mount Gravatt on the south side, the suburb has been described as a mini-CBD.

Surrounding suburbs include Belmont, Carina, Carina Heights, Mansfield, Cannon Hill, Tingalpa, Mount Gravatt East and Mackenzie. Public transport runs frequently to and from Carindale and the City via Old Cleveland Road and Creek Road, leading to the multi-million dollar busway. There are plans to extend bus routes from Carindale to the University of Queensland, via the Green Bridge, which is currently under construction.

Federally, the people of Carindale are represented by Ross Vasta MP in the seat of Bonner. On a state level, the suburb is divided between the seats of Chatsworth (Michael Caltabiano) and Mansfield (Phil Reeves).

The area is of a high socio-economic condition, which is evidenced by the "mini-mansions" that form much of the suburb. It is also regarded as "bible-belt" territory, with many residents attending small local churches and also the larger churches, especially Garden City Christian Church, Citipointe Christian Outreach Centre and Gateway Baptist Church.

20 to 39 year olds are the most prevalent age group in Carindale, with 30% of residents in this bracket. The next most common are people aged 40 to 59 (27%), then 5 to 19 (21%), 60+ (16%) and 0 to 4 (7%).