[5] In May 1889, (on what was then known as Coorparoo), 275 subdivided allotments of "Stanley Street Extended Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by James R. Dickson & Company.

[13] The area remained mostly rural until after World War II, after which the construction of public housing contributed to a rapid population increase in the 1950s and 1960s.

[17] In November 1948, Archbishop James Duhig purchased a poultry farm as the site for a church and parish school.

71.6% of people living in Carina were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (4.8%), England (3.3%), India (1.3%), South Africa (0.9%), and the Philippines (0.7%).

81.4% of people spoke English as their first language, while the other most common responses were Spanish (1.3%), Cantonese (1%), Italian (0.9%), Mandarin (0.8%), and Greek (0.6%).

71.0% of people living in Carina were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (3.9%), England (3.4%), India (2.1%), China (1.2%), and Ireland (0.9%).

80.7% of people spoke English as their first language, while the other most common responses were Spanish (1.5%), Mandarin (1.5%), Italian (1.0%), Cantonese (0.8%), and Punjabi (0.7%).

72.9% of people living in Carina were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (3.9%), England (3.4%), India (1.4%), China (1.0%), and South Africa (0.8%).

81.6% of people spoke English as their first language, while the other most common responses were Spanish (1.8%), Mandarin (1.4%), Italian (0.9%), Korean (0.9), and Cantonese (0.7%).

[citation needed] The Brisbane City Council operates a public library at 41 Mayfield Road.

[citation needed] The suburb is home to the Carina Tigers Rugby League Football Club.

The western portion of the suburb is marginally more attractive to city commuters with respect to relatively cost effective transit travel.

However, the presence of Minnippi Park parkland including the Bulimba Creek Cycleway provides for good opportunities on its east side.

Meadowlands Road is a radial route that contains paved shoulders that serve as informal cycle lanes, while Stanley Road is line-marked as a Bicycle Awareness Zone (yellow stencil stylized bicycle marked on edge of vehicle travel lane).

[citation needed] The hilly terrain in the suburb's west side and busy traffic conditions also impose some impediment to local walking opportunities.

However, the grid structure of the road and street network and the presence of urban borders (verges) on almost all roadways promote relatively direct and safe walking conditions.

The major roads contain numerous signalised intersections with pedestrian control, which are typically located adjacent to bus stops.