Carina, QLD Family Guide
QLD 4152 · Brisbane City Council
Discover Carina with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Explore Carina
Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Carina
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Sports & local clubs around Carina
Martial arts around Carina
14 listed within 5 km of Carina · 1 in Carina
In Carina
1.3 km from central Carina
2.5 km from central Carina
See all 14 within 5 km
- Chonkwon Taekwondo · Cannon Hill · 3 km
- Brisbane Goju Karate · Morningside · 3.5 km
- Brisbane Goju Karate · Norman Park · 3.5 km
- Tans Taekwondo · Coorparoo · 3.6 km
- GKR Karate · Holland Park · 3.7 km
- National Tae Kwon-do Brisbane · Norman Park · 3.7 km
- GKR Karate · Mansfield · 4.3 km
- GKR Karate · Tingalpa · 4.5 km
- Pacific International Taekwondo Mt Gravatt · Mount Gravatt East · 4.4 km
- GKR Karate - Morningside · Morningside · 4.5 km
- Okukan Karate School · New Farm · 4.6 km
Swimming around Carina
13 listed within 5 km of Carina · 1 in Carina
In Carina
1.3 km from central Carina
2.6 km from central Carina
See all 13 within 5 km
- Hollands Swim School · Cannon Hill · 2.7 km
- State School Amateur Swimming Club · Coorparoo · 2.9 km
- Storytime Learn To Swim · Stones Corner · 3.9 km
- Hampton Swim School · Morningside · 4.1 km
- Brisbane Pool Boys · Morningside · 4.2 km
- Snap Fitness · Mansfield · 4.3 km
- Mount Gravatt Swimming Club · Mount Gravatt · 4.6 km
- Australian Crawl Swim School · Tingalpa · 4.8 km
- Fitness 4173 · Tingalpa · 4.8 km
- Sal-Chlor · Morningside · 5 km
Soccer around Carina
9 listed within 5 km of Carina · 1 in Carina
In Carina
1.6 km from central Carina
1.9 km from central Carina
See all 9 within 5 km
- Easts Tigers · Holland Park · 3.1 km
- Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club · East Brisbane · 4.1 km
- Morningside Panthers · Hawthorne · 4.4 km
- Wynnum Soccer Club · Tingalpa · 4.5 km
- Wynnum District Soccer Club · Tingalpa · 4.8 km
- Annerley Junior Soccer · Greenslopes · 4.9 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Carina
8 listed within 5 km of Carina
3.1 km from central Carina
3.1 km from central Carina
3.5 km from central Carina
Not finding it in Carina? Listed in Coorparoo (3 · 3.1 km), Morningside (1 · 3.5 km), Tingalpa (2 · 4.3 km)
See all 8 within 5 km
- 360 Gymnastics · Coorparoo · 3.8 km
- 360 Gymnastics Aus · Coorparoo · 3.9 km
- Jungle Adventure Play Tingalpa · Tingalpa · 4.3 km
- Premier Gymnastics Academy · East Brisbane · 4.4 km
- Studio One · East Brisbane · 4.6 km
More sports
- Tennis (5 within 5 km) — Laffs Tennis Centre (2.5 km)Not finding it in Carina? Listed in Carindale (1 · 1.4 km), Morningside (1 · 3.5 km), East Brisbane (2 · 4.6 km)
- Football (AFL) (4 within 5 km) — Carindale JAFC Auskick Centre (2.8 km)Not finding it in Carina? Listed in Carindale (1 · 1.4 km), Coorparoo (1 · 3.1 km), Holland Park West (1 · 4.2 km)
- Basketball (1 in Carina · 3 within 5 km) — Southern Districts Spartans (0 km)
- Other sports (3 within 5 km) — Gumdale Horse and Pony Club (1.4 km)Not finding it in Carina? Listed in Carindale (1 · 1.4 km), Tingalpa (2 · 4.3 km), Bulimba (1 · 5.6 km)
- Athletics (1 in Carina · 2 within 5 km) — Balmoral Little Athletics (0 km)
More things to do around Carina
Tutoring & STEM around Carina
7 listed within 5 km of Carina · 2 in Carina
In Carina
1.2 km from central Carina
See all 7 within 5 km
- Kip McGrath - Coorparoo · Coorparoo · 2.2 km
- Vulcana Circus · Morningside · 3.5 km
- The Boys' Brigade (Greenslopes) · Greenslopes · 4.2 km
- Learning Connections · Mansfield · 4.9 km
Arts & dance around Carina
7 listed within 5 km of Carina · 1 in Carina
4.3 km from central Carina
4.4 km from central Carina
4.6 km from central Carina
See all 7 within 5 km
- B Sharp Music · Carina · 0 km
- Meg Ryan Sport Aerobics · Coorparoo · 3.1 km
- Vulcana Circus · Morningside · 3.5 km
- Frontier Studios · Tingalpa · 4.8 km
- Kids' activities & play (1 in Carina · 7 within 5 km) — Southern Districts Spartans (0 km)
- Music (1 in Carina · 4 within 5 km) — B Sharp Music (0 km)
Schools within 3 km of Carina
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15 schools within 3 km of the Carina centre, 3 with a Carina address. See all schools with a Carina address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 7)
Show 2 more Playgrounds (verified features)
Whites Hill Recreation Reserve
Camp Hill · 1.9 km
Playground Wheelchair accessible Sports courts / fields
Public pools (1)
Parks (3)
Eric Sivell Park
Coorparoo · 1.7 km
Whites Hill Park
Coorparoo · 2.2 km
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Seven Hills Reserve
Seven Hills · 2.4 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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Activities by age around Carina
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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Balmoral Little Athletics Ages 3–17*
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Holland Park Hawks Soccer Club Ages 6–18*
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Carina: 70 kids' activities within 5 km, 3 schools in Carina, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Tutoring & STEM, Arts & dance, Kids' activities & play, Music
- Parks & places
- 7 verified playgrounds · 1 public pool
- Explore nearby
- Camp Hill, Carindale, and Norman Park
Explore your neighbourhood
Connect schools, activities, events, homes and community places.
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Browse mapped places (66)
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School - CarinaSchool
- San Sisto CollegeSchool
- Whites Hill State CollegeSchool
- Camp Hill State Infants and Primary SchoolSchool
- Mayfield State SchoolSchool
- Carina State SchoolSchool
- St Thomas' SchoolSchool
- Seven Hills State SchoolSchool
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolSchool
- Belmont State SchoolSchool
- Queensland Pathways State CollegeSchool
- Cavendish Road State High SchoolSchool
- St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
- Coorparoo State SchoolSchool
- Loreto College - CoorparooSchool
- B Sharp MusicActivity
- Balmoral Little AthleticsActivity
- Brisbane TuitionActivity
- Southern Districts SpartansActivity
- Edge TaekwondoActivity
- Clem Jones CentreActivity
- Fruition TuitionActivity
- Tigerden Taekwondo SchoolActivity
- Brisbane Pool Pump SpecialistsActivity
- Gumdale Horse and Pony ClubActivity
- Holland Park Hawks Soccer ClubActivity
- Adrian Keys MusicActivity
- Brisbane Metropolitan Touch AssociationActivity
- Abruzzo Club BrisbaneActivity
- Kip McGrath - CoorparooActivity
- Australian Karate AcademyActivity
- Laffs Tennis CentreActivity
- Kingswim CarindaleActivity
- Hollands Swim SchoolActivity
- Charles Bluett Piano StudioActivity
- Carindale JAFC Auskick CentreActivity
- State School Amateur Swimming ClubActivity
- Hello PlayActivity
- Chonkwon TaekwondoActivity
- Easts TigersActivity
- Eastside Knights BasketballActivity
- Meg Ryan Sport AerobicsActivity
- Robertson Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- Vulcana CircusActivity
- Brisbane Goju KarateActivity
- Coorparoo JAFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Brisbane Goju KarateActivity
- Tans TaekwondoActivity
- National Tae Kwon-do BrisbaneActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- 360 GymnasticsActivity
- Storytime Learn To SwimActivity
- 360 Gymnastics AusActivity
- Morningside Tennis CentreActivity
- Eastern Suburbs Soccer ClubActivity
- Garth Webb ParkPark or community place
- Lavarack ParkPark or community place
- Whatmore Street ParkPark or community place
- Eric Sivell ParkPark or community place
- Whites Hill Recreation ReservePark or community place
- Whites Hill ParkPark or community place
- Bowies Flat WetlandPark or community place
- Seven Hills ReservePark or community place
- Coorparoo ParkPark or community place
- Austin Uhlmann ParkPark or community place
- Mount Gravatt East PoolPark or community place
Your council & community
Carina within Brisbane City Council
7 of the council area’s 505 activity providers · 12th of 137 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Carina
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
Recently sold within 5 km of Carina
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Carina, QLD 4152
Property Type: House
Carina, QLD 4152
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Carina Heights, QLD 4152
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Carina Heights, QLD 4152
Property Type: Townhouse
Carina, QLD 4152
Property Type: Townhouse
Carina Heights, QLD 4152
Property Type: House
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Camp Hill
4 activity providers · 1.2 km
Carindale
5 activity providers · 1.4 km
Norman Park
3 activity providers · 2.8 km
Cannon Hill
2 activity providers · 2.9 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Carina
Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Swimming 1, Soccer 1 +5
3 schools · 0 parks
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Camp Hill1.2 km · same council
Soccer 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1
3 schools · 3 parks
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Carindale1.4 km · same council
Football (AFL) 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Music 1, Other sports 1 +2
3 schools · 2 parks
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Norman Park2.8 km · same council
Martial arts 2, Music 1
1 school · 1 park
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Cannon Hill2.9 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Swimming 1
3 schools · 1 park
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Holland Park3.1 km · same council
Athletics 1, Basketball 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Martial arts 1 +1
4 schools · 2 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carina | Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Swimming 1, Soccer 1 +5 | 3 | 0 |
| Camp Hill1.2 km · same council | Soccer 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Carindale1.4 km · same council | Football (AFL) 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Music 1, Other sports 1 +2 | 3 | 2 |
| Norman Park2.8 km · same council | Martial arts 2, Music 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cannon Hill2.9 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Swimming 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Holland Park3.1 km · same council | Athletics 1, Basketball 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Martial arts 1 +1 | 4 | 2 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 22 Oct 2026.
Libraries in and around Carina
| Place | Suburb | What is there |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane City Council - New Farm Library Wifi | New Farm | Library · Details not verified yet — check the council site |
| Mount Gravatt Library | Mount Gravatt East | Library · Details not verified yet — check the council site |
| Stones Corner Library | Stones Corner | Library · Details not verified yet — check the council site |
Live from the AroundSchools directory — 3 libraries, 32 parks and 1 community spaces we hold within 5 km of Carina · correct as at 23 Oct 2026
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Local guides & reading
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All kids' activities listed in Carina
Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Carina.
Martial arts (1) Category page →
Music (1)
Arts & dance (1)
Tutoring & STEM (2)
Kids' activities & play (1)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.