[1] Carseldine is about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north and about a half-hour drive from the Central Business District of Brisbane.

[4][5] Gympie Road enters the suburb from the south (Aspley) and exits to the north-west (Bald Hills).

In November 2008, QUT relocated its Carseldine activities to its Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point campuses.

[11] 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.

[12][13] 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.

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%.

This provides Carseldine with regular train services, connecting to the Brisbane central business district and northern suburbs.