Pine Mountain is in the south of the suburb (27°30′35″S153°05′20″E / 27.5096°S 153.0889°E / -27.5096; 153.0889 (Pine Mountain)) rising to 106 metres (348 ft) above sea level.[8][9] It is within Whites Hill Reserve which occupies the south-west of the suburb, extending into neighbouring Camp Hill. Most of the developed recreational facilities are in the Camp Hill part of the reserve.[6] The major use of the reserve within Carina Heights is the former Pine Mountain quarry, which is now used as a site to recycle asphalt removed from roads to create new asphalt.[10]
History
Carina Heights is named after the neighbouring suburb Carina, from which it was officially separated in 1975. The name Carina comes from an estate on Creek Road constructed in the 1850s. The property belonged to Ebenezer Thorne, and was named after Thorne's daughter Kate Carina Thorne.[1][11][12][13][14]
Demographics
The 2011 census recorded 6,110 residents in Carina Heights, of whom 52.5% were female and 47.5% were male.[15] The median age of the population was 35; 2 years below the Australian median.[15] 72.3% of people living in Carina Heights were born in Australia compared to the national average of 69.8%, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (4.3%), England (3.3%), South Korea (1.3%), India (1.1%), and the Philippines (1%). 80.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Spanish (1.5%), Korean (1.4%), Italian (1.4%), Greek (1%), and Cantonese 0.9%.[15]
In the 2016 census, Carina Heights had a population of 6,732 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Carina Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Whites Hill State College in neighbouring Camp Hill to the west, Carina State School in neighbouring Carina to the north, and Mount Gravatt East State School in neighbouring Mount Gravatt East. The nearest government secondary schools are Whites Hill State College in neighbouring Camp Hill to the west and Cavendish Road State High School in neighbouring Holland Park to the south-west.[6]
Whatmore Street - may have been named for George Willoughby Whatmore, a Brisbane motor dealer, yachting official and city councillor.[22] He was, for the four years prior to his death, the owner of the historic home Nyrambla in the suburb of Ascot.[23]
Another group of street names are derived from World War I. They include:
^"Carina". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
