Carindale vs CoorparooTwo Brisbane suburbs compared for a home loan
Carindale (QLD 4152) is approximately 13 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, around Westfield Carindale and Bulimba Creek. Coorparoo (QLD 4151) is approximately 6 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the Cleveland railway line. At the 2021 Census, Carindale had 16,535 residents with a median age of 43, and Coorparoo had 18,132 residents with a median age of 35.
The most common occupied dwelling was separate houses in Carindale and flats and apartments in Coorparoo. Flats and apartments made up 4% of occupied dwellings in Carindale and 50% in Coorparoo, while 15% of Carindale households rented compared with 45% in Coorparoo. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
QLD 4152 · Eastern Brisbane
Carindale
Carindale is an eastern Brisbane suburb of large houses where 46.1 per cent of households owned outright and only 15.0 per cent rented.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 13 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, around Westfield Carindale and Bulimba Creek.
Read the full Carindale guideQLD 4151 · Inner South East Brisbane
Coorparoo
Coorparoo is an inner south east Brisbane suburb where flats and apartments were 49.9 per cent of occupied homes at the 2021 Census.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 6 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD, on the Cleveland railway line.
Read the full Coorparoo guide
What buying in Carindale and Coorparoo would mean for the loan
The difference between two suburbs is usually a difference in price, and price drives the deposit, the transfer duty, any lenders mortgage insurance and the repayment. Enter the prices you are seeing and the panel works out each of those for Carindale and Coorparoo.
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Carindale and Coorparoo: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Carindale | Coorparoo |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 16,535 | 18,132 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 43 | 35 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $2,375 | $2,105 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $530 | $380 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $2,400 | $2,047 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 15% | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 37% | 31% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 46% | 22% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 89% | 41% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 7% | 9% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 4% | 50% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 8% | 50% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 68% | 24% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 3% | 7% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Carindale and Coorparoo
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Carindale
- Upgraders
- Downsizers
- Lower loan-to-value caps commonly apply above certain loan or property value thresholds at this end of the market.
- Only 200 unoccupied dwellings out of 5,946 and 46.1 per cent outright ownership mean thin comparable sales.
- Valuation shortfalls are the main financing risk for the largest houses, so a deposit buffer helps.
- Bulimba Creek exposure should be checked through a FloodWise Property Report for the specific address.
- With only 850 rented dwellings, the rental market is small and investment lending is assessed differently.
Coorparoo
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Downsizers
- Single-development exposure limits are a real constraint where apartment supply sits in a few large complexes.
- Body corporate levies in amenity rich buildings are counted as a committed expense in serviceability.
- Minimum internal floor area rules can reduce the loan-to-value ratio available on small units.
- Norman Creek flooding and overland flow should be checked through a FloodWise Property Report.
- Character planning controls and heritage listings can restrict work on the older houses.
Housing stock in Carindale and Coorparoo compared
Carindale
- Detached estate houses
- Separate houses numbered 5,093 at the 2021 Census, 88.7 per cent of occupied homes.
- Four and five bedroom homes
- At the 2021 Census, 2,626 dwellings had four bedrooms and 1,288 had five or more.
- Limited townhouses and units
- Townhouses numbered 426 and flats or apartments only 214, or 3.7 per cent of occupied homes.
Coorparoo
- Apartments
- Flats and apartments numbered 3,825 at the 2021 Census, 49.9 per cent of occupied homes.
- Pre-war and interwar houses
- Separate houses numbered 3,109, or 40.6 per cent, many of them pre-war timber dwellings.
- Townhouses
- Townhouse and semi-detached dwellings numbered only 714, or 9.3 per cent, below the national 12.6 per cent.
Official sale price and rent figures for Carindale and Coorparoo
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Carindale
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Carindale, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Coorparoo
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Coorparoo, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Carindale and Coorparoo
Carindale
Transport
- Carindale bus station (bus)
- Old Cleveland Road buses (bus)
- Gateway Motorway (road)
- Creek Road (road)
Schools and campuses
- Belmont State School (primary, government)
- Carina State School (primary, government)
- Citipointe Christian College (combined, independent)
Amenities
- Westfield Carindale
- Belmont Bushland Reserve
- Pacific Golf Club
- Belmont Private Hospital
- Carindale Library
Coorparoo
Transport
- Coorparoo station (train)
- Old Cleveland Road buses (bus)
- South East Busway (bus)
- Old Cleveland Road (road)
Schools and campuses
- Coorparoo State School (primary, government)
- Villanova College (secondary, catholic)
- Loreto College (secondary, catholic)
- Brisbane School of Distance Education (combined, government)
Amenities
- Coorparoo Square
- Stones Corner retail strip
- Norman Creek corridor
- Westfield Carindale
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Queensland education department.
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