Carseldine, Queensland

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{GeoGroup}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Carseldine | city = Brisbane | state = qld | image = Pat Rafter Park - 20 Medallion Place, Carseldine.jpg | caption = Pat Rafter Park | alternative_location_map = Australia Queensland metropolitan Brisbane | pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Brisbane | coordinates = {{coord|-27.3466|153.0177|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Carseldine (centre of suburb)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | pop = 10093 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | postcode = 4034 | area = 5.0 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 14.9  | dir1 = N | location1 = Brisbane CBD | dist2 = | dir2 = | location2 = | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3 = | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = City of Brisbane<br />(Bracken Ridge Ward)<ref name="BCC">{{cite web|title=Bracken Ridge Ward|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/bracken-ridge-ward|website=Brisbane City Council|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-date=4 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204180828/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/bracken-ridge-ward|url-status=live}}</ref> | stategov = Aspley | fedgov = Petrie | near-n = Bald Hills | near-ne = Fitzgibbon | near-e = Fitzgibbon | near-se = Zillmere | near-s = Aspley | near-sw = Bridgeman Downs | near-w = Bridgeman Downs | near-nw = Bald Hills }} '''Carseldine''' is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47504|Carseldine|suburb in City of Brisbane|accessdate=26 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Carseldine had a population of 10,093 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography == Carseldine is about {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} north and about a half-hour drive from the Brisbane central business district.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}

The suburb is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the east with the Carseldine railway station ({{coord|-27.3472|153.0288|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Carseldine railway station}}) serving the suburb.<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QPN|39171|Carseldine|railway station in City of Brisbane|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref> Gympie Road enters the suburb from the south (Aspley) and exits to the north-west (Bald Hills).<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>

Carseldine is a mainly residential suburb in the north of Brisbane.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}

== History == 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.<ref name="qpnl" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/carseldine/history |title=History of Brisbane's Carseldine |publisher=ourbrisbane.com |access-date=28 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818024205/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/carseldine/history |archive-date=18 August 2010}}</ref>

North Brisbane College of Advanced Education opened in 1975 with the pre-existing Kedron Park Teachers College and with a new campus at Carseldine ({{coord|-27.3491|153.0241|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CARSELDINE CAMPUS)}}).<ref name="nbcaearchives">{{cite web|title=North Brisbane College of Advanced Education|url=http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=1452#bookmarkDescription|publisher=Queensland State Archives Agency|accessdate=20 March 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331151833/http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=1452#bookmarkDescription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kedron Park Teachers' College|url=http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=1011|publisher=Queensland State Archives Agency|accessdate=20 March 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331142310/http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=1011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="doe">{{cite web|title=Tertiary education|url=https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/tertiary-education.pdf|publisher=Department of Education (Queensland)|accessdate=20 March 2020|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320063029/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/tertiary-education.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It later{{When|date=May 2021}} became a campus of the Queensland Institute of Technology and then as a campus of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). In November 2008, QUT relocated its Carseldine activities to its Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point campuses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carseldine|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/carseldine|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027003643/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/carseldine}}</ref> The site was vacant for four years when QUT failed to find a replacement education provider, but was adapted to house state public servants in 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/03/08/2839247.htm | title=Carseldine campus still waiting for new tenant | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=8 March 2010 | access-date=30 October 2016 | archive-date=30 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030201938/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/03/08/2839247.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/government-gives-life-to-university-campus-four-years-after-it-closes/story-fn8m0rl4-1226450624224?nk=684e0febd8e184ebc43707da2c2aa910-1477800858 | title=Government gives life to university campus four years after it closes | work=The Courier-Mail | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Deputy Premier Jackie Trad announced that the site would be redeveloped as the Carseldine Urban Village, with 900 homes and commercial and retail space.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/former-qut-campus-to-become-900-new-homes-on-northside-trad-20161009-gry8sd.html | title=Former QUT campus to become 900 new homes on northside: Trad | work=Brisbane Times | date=9 October 2016 | access-date=30 October 2016 | archive-date=13 November 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113063955/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/former-qut-campus-to-become-900-new-homes-on-northside-trad-20161009-gry8sd.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Carseldine Village|url=https://haveyoursay.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/carseldine|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303140450/https://haveyoursay.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/carseldine}}</ref>

== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Carseldine had a population of 9,541 people, with 52.9% female and 47.1% male. The median age of the Carseldine population 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 in Australia, 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%.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30557|name=Carseldine (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Carseldine had a population of 10,093 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30553|name=Carseldine (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Heritage listings == Heritage-listed sites in Carseldine include:

* 736 Beams Road: Holy Spirit Centre (also known as Holy Spirit Convent)<ref name="BHR479">{{cite BrisbaneHR|479|Holy Spirit Centre|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 112 Graham Road: Elliot Farmhouse (also known as Graham Farmhouse)<ref name="BHR478">{{cite BrisbaneHR|478|Elliot Farmhouse|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 2 Hawbridge Street: Brisbane Mud Springs Park (also known as Aspley Mud Mounds)<ref name="BHR480">{{cite BrisbaneHR|480|Brisbane Mud Springs Park|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>

== Education == There are no schools in Carseldine. The nearest government primary schools are Aspley East State School in neighbouring Aspley to the south, Bald Hills State School in neighbouring Bald Hills to the north-east, and Taigum State School in Taigum to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aspley State High School in neighbouring Aspley to the south.<ref name="globe" />

Holy Spirit College, a Catholic secondary school in neighbouring Fitzgibbon, also serves families in the Carseldine area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fitzgibbon Prepares for Opening of New Holy Spirit College in 2022 |url=https://aspleynews.com.au/fitzgibbon-holy-spirit-college-january-2022/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Aspley News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Facilities == Carseldine Police Station is at 1615 Gympie Road ({{coord|-27.3507|153.0145|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Carseldine Police Station}}).<ref name="emergencyservices2">{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Carseldine Station|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/carseldine-station|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Queensland Police|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328043238/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/carseldine-station}}</ref><ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.3504405,153.0144311,3a,75y,170.33h,90.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5-bo1HV-pGhf7g-MObPQNA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D5-bo1HV-pGhf7g-MObPQNA%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D178.49483%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en|access-date=4 May 2021|title=Carseldine Police Station}}</ref>

== Amentities == There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

* Allira Crescent Park ({{coord|-27.3436|153.0262|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Allira Crescent Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation">{{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref> * Aspley Rest Park ({{coord|-27.3572|153.0149|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Aspley Rest Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Balcara Avenue Park ({{coord|-27.3461|153.0278|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Balcara Avenue Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Beams Road Park (no.440) ({{coord|-27.3516|153.0339|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Beams Road Park (no.440)}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Bensara Place Park ({{coord|-27.3571|153.0087|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bensara Place Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Bowden Street Park ({{coord|-27.3530|153.0188|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bowden Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Boxwood Place Park ({{coord|-27.3365|153.0192|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Boxwood Place Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Chateau Street Park ({{coord|-27.3465|153.0082|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Chateau Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Cowie Road Park ({{coord|-27.3392|153.0201|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cowie Road Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Dannenberg Street Park ({{coord|-27.3360|153.0150|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Dannenberg Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Hawbridge Street Park ({{coord|-27.3551|153.0121|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hawbridge Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Kentia Street Park ({{coord|-27.3568|153.0054|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kentia Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Lacey Road Park ({{coord|-27.3377|153.0167|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Lacey Road Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Macaranga Crescent Park ({{coord|-27.3398|153.0131|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Macaranga Crescent Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Matisse Street Park ({{coord|-27.3453|153.0207|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Matisse Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Matthew Gardiner Park ({{coord|-27.3506|153.0198|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Matthew Gardiner Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Nilkerie Street Park ({{coord|-27.3461|153.0257|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nilkerie Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Pat Rafter Park, named after tennis champion Pat Rafter ({{coord|-27.3417|153.0091|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pat Rafter Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Philip Vaughan Park ({{coord|-27.3592|153.0094|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Philip Vaughan Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Ray Street Park ({{coord|-27.3423|153.0201|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ray Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Strawberry Farm Park ({{coord|-27.3486|153.0140|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Strawberry Farm Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

== Transport == The suburb includes Carseldine railway station, located on the eastern side of the suburb. This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to the Brisbane central business district and northern suburbs. Also, Carseldine is well serviced by buses operated by the Transport for Brisbane.{{Cn|date=May 2021}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beams Road (Carseldine and Fitzgibbon), upgrade rail level crossing (Department of Transport and Main Roads) |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/beams-road-carseldine-and-fitzgibbon-rail-level-crossing |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.tmr.qld.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2016 census, 15.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 67.9% travelled by car (either as driver or as passenger).<ref name="Census2016" />

== References == {{reflist}}

== Further reading == * {{Citation|author1=Randall|first=Brian|title=A guide to the history of the Brisbane City Council ward of Bracken Ridge : encompassing Aspley, Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine and Fitzgibbon|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33147633|publication-date=1999|publisher=}}

* {{Citation|title=History and Hearsay: Teacher education at Kedron Park and Carseldine 1961-1992|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/225104936|publication-date=1994|publisher=Queensland University of Technology}} — full text available for download

== External links == * {{cite web|title=Carseldine |work=BRISbites |url=http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=24&topic=1 |publisher=Brisbane City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720212842/http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=24&topic=1 |archive-date=20 July 2008 |access-date=30 October 2013}} * {{cite web|title=Carseldine |work=Our Brisbane |url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/carseldine/home/ |publisher=Brisbane City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405225859/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/carseldine/home/ |archive-date=5 April 2008 |access-date=30 October 2013}}

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Carseldine, Queensland

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