In addition to Indooroopilly on the west; Chermside on the north-side; and Upper Mount Gravatt on the south side, the suburb has been described as a mini-CBD.

[citation needed] Carindale was the name of a housing estate constructed in the area in 1976 and was taken as the official name of the suburb when it separated from Belmont in 1980.

67.6% of people living in Carindale were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.5%, South Africa 3.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%, and India 1.3%.

75.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Greek 3.6%, Cantonese 2.4%, Mandarin 2.0%, Italian 1.9%, and Afrikaans 1.4%.

65.3% of people living in Carindale were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 3.2%, China 2.8%, South Africa 2.4%, and India 1.7%.

71.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Mandarin 4.2%, Greek 3.6%, Cantonese 3.3%, Italian 1.7%, 1.1% Afrikaans.

64.0% of people living in Carindale were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, England 2.8%, South Africa 2.5%, and India 2.3%.

68.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Mandarin 6.5%, Cantonese 2.9%, Greek 2.8%, Korean 1.4%, and Italian 1.4%.

Carindale is represented by Ross Vasta, Steve Minnikin, and Ryan Murphy at the federal, state, and local levels respectively.