Things to do Carindale
Things to do in Carindale
Carindale was the name of a housing estate constructed in the area in 1976, and was taken as the official name of the suburb when it separated from Belmont in 1980. The name itself is a combination of "Carin" from the nearby suburb of Carina, and "dale" meaning valley.[1]
History of Carindale
The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1850s, with activity focussing on timber and agriculture.
In 1973 Carindale Nursing Home was opened in Foxglove St, Mt Gravatt East[8] and in 1978 permission was granted to the developers to use Carindale as the name of the new shopping centre.[9] In 1980 the suburb of Carindale was created.
The Carindale Library opened in 1999 with a major refurbishment in 2012.[10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Carindale recorded a population of 15,740 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male.
The median age of the Carindale population was 42 years of age, 4 years above the Australian median.
65.3% of people living in Carindale were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 3.2%, China 2.8%, South Africa 2.4%, India 1.7%.
71.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Mandarin 4.2%, Greek 3.6%, Cantonese 3.3%, Italian 1.7%, 1.1% Afrikaans.
According to the 2016 census, Carindale includes the largest Greek Australian community of any suburb in Queensland, numbering 746 individuals and making up 4.7% of the suburb's population.[11]
Retail
The suburb is home to one of the largest Westfield shopping centres in Brisbane, Westfield Carindale. This large shopping complex has over 400 stores, archored by major tenants:
- Department stores: Myer, David Jones, Target and Big W
- Supermarkets: Coles, Woolworths and Aldi
- Cinemas: Event
- Carindale public library operated by Brisbane City Council[13]