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  Carseldine Location in metropolitanBrisbane | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:27°20′48″S153°01′04″E / 27.3466°S 153.0177°E /-27.3466; 153.0177 (Carseldine (centre of suburb)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 10,093 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,019/km2 (5,230/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4034 | ||||||||||||
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Carseldine is asuburb in theCity of Brisbane,Queensland, Australia.[4] In the2021 census, Carseldine had a population of 10,093 people.[3]
Carseldine is about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north and about a half-hour drive from theBrisbane central business district.[citation needed]
The suburb is bounded by theNorth Coast railway line to the east with theCarseldine railway station (27°20′50″S153°01′44″E / 27.3472°S 153.0288°E /-27.3472; 153.0288 (Carseldine railway station)) serving the suburb.[5][6]Gympie Road enters the suburb from the south (Aspley) and exits to the north-west (Bald Hills).[7]
Carseldine is a mainly residential suburb in the north of Brisbane.[citation needed]
At its northern boundary is the Carseldine Homemaker Centre. This Homemaker Centre includes one of north Brisbane's threeBunnings stores, which became a part of the Carseldine Homemaker Centre in 2002 (Bunnings previously traded individually there for about four years). There is also a community-based shopping centre anchored by aWoolworths supermarket on Beams Road and two convenience centres, one beside the railway station and the other on the western side of the suburb. Carseldine also includes two plant nurseries (one small and one large, both located along Beams Road), Club Coops and the Aspley Hornets AFL Club. Carseldine Police Station, an $8.4 million facility, located on the corner ofGympie Road and Denver Road commenced operations on 29 September 2009.[citation needed]
Carseldine was named on 16 August 1975 by the Queensland Place Names Board after the fencing contractor William Carseldine (also written as Castledean) who immigrated in 1854 in the sailing ship Monsoon and settled in Bald Hills in 1858, also owning land in the Carseldine area.[4][8]
North Brisbane College of Advanced Education opened in 1975 with the pre-existingKedron Park Teachers College and with a new campus at Carseldine (27°20′57″S153°01′27″E / 27.3491°S 153.0241°E /-27.3491; 153.0241 (QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CARSELDINE CAMPUS))).[9][10][11] It later[when?] became a campus of theQueensland Institute of Technology and then as a campus of theQueensland University of Technology (QUT). In November 2008, QUT relocated its Carseldine activities to itsKelvin Grove andGardens Point campuses.[12] The site was vacant for four years whenQUT failed to find a replacement education provider, but was adapted to house state public servants in 2012.[13][14] In 2016, Deputy PremierJackie Trad announced that the site would be redeveloped as the Carseldine Urban Village, with 900 homes and commercial and retail space.[15][16]
In the2016 census, Carseldine had a population of 9,541 people, with 52.9%female and 47.1%male. The median age of the Carseldinepopulation was 40 years of age, 2 years above the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population. 64.1% of people living in Carseldine were born inAustralia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were India 4.6%, New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.1%, Philippines 1.9% and South Africa 1.6%. 73.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.8%, Hindi 1.8%, Cantonese 1.5%, Italian 1.5% and Malayalam 1.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 30.2%, No Religion 21.9% and Anglican 12.6%.[17]
In the2021 census, Carseldine had a population of 10,093 people.[3]
Heritage-listed sites in Carseldine include:
There are no schools in Carseldine. The nearest government primary schools areAspley East State School in neighbouringAspley to the south,Bald Hills State School in neighbouringBald Hills to the north-east, andTaigum State School inTaigum to the east. The nearest government secondary school isAspley State High School in neighbouring Aspley to the south.[7]
Holy Spirit College, a Catholic secondary school in neighbouringFitzgibbon, also serves families in the Carseldine area.[21]
Carseldine Police Station is at 1615 Gympie Road (27°21′03″S153°00′52″E / 27.3507°S 153.0145°E /-27.3507; 153.0145 (Carseldine Police Station)).[22][23][24]
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
The suburb includesCarseldine railway station, located on the eastern side of the suburb. This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to theBrisbane central business district and northern suburbs. Also, Carseldine is well serviced by buses operated by theTransport for Brisbane.[citation needed] A new road flyover is under construction near Carseldine railway station on Beams Road, intended to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion between Carseldine and Fitzgibbon.[26]
In the2016 census, 15.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 67.9% travelled by car (either as driver or as passenger).[17]
