Taringa, Queensland

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Taringa
Brisbane, Queensland
Skyline of Brisbane CBD seen from Taringa, Queensland in May 2020.jpg
Brisbane skyline seen from Taringa, Queensland.
Taringa is located in Queensland
Taringa
Taringa
Coordinates27°29′34″S 152°59′04″E / 27.4927°S 152.9844°E / -27.4927; 152.9844 (Taringa (centre of suburb))
Population8,376 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3,990/km2 (10,330/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4068
Area2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location6.8 km (4 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane (Walter Taylor Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Maiwar
Federal division(s)Ryan
Suburbs around Taringa:
Toowong Toowong Toowong
Mount Coot-tha Taringa St Lucia
Indooroopilly Indooroopilly St Lucia

Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Taringa had a population of 8,376 people.[1]

Geography[]

Taringa is 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) by road south-west of the Brisbane GPO.

The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha, Indooroopilly and St Lucia, and is dominated by a ridge that runs the length of Swann Road, with steep slopes on either side of the ridge.[4]

Taringa is mostly residential, except for a small number of commercial buildings mostly clustered along Moggill Road.[4] It is a popular neighbourhood among the students of the University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology because of its proximity to the universities and to Brisbane CBD.

History[]

The name Taringa is a combination of two Aboriginal words: tarau (stones) and nga (made up of). Together, they mean "place of stoners".[3]

The Main Line railway from Roma Street railway station to Indooroopilly railway station opened on 14 June 1875 with the area being served by West Milton railway station (as it was initially known) before being renamed Taringa later that year.[5]

On 15 December 1883 auctioneer John W. Todd offered 176 suburban lots, mostly of 25.3 perches (640 m2) in the Abbotsford Estate, bounded by Stanley Terrace to the north, Mt Cootha Road (now Moorak Street) to the east, Moggill Road to the south-east, Waverley Road to the south, and Sarah Street (now Manchester Terrace) and Woodstock Avenue to the west.[6][7]

On 16 August 1884 auctioneer John W. Todd offered 173 suburban sites, mostly between 16 to 20 perches (400 to 510 m2) in the South Toowong Estate, which is bounded by Wilson Street (now Whitmore Street) to the west, Alpha Street to the north, Indooroopilly Road to the north and east and the southern side of Oxford Street, including Ellerslie Crescent and Bellevue Parade.[8] The sale include the house Ellerslie on 1 acre (0.40 ha) of land.[9]

On 14 February 1885 auctioneer John W. Todd offered 79 suburban sites in the Taringa Township, immediately north of the Taringa railway station.[10] 58 of the lots were sold for a total of £1012/15/0.[11]

In August 1886 auctioneer John W. Todd offered 32 buildings sites (all 0.75-acre (0.30 ha) or larger) in the Belgrave and Riverview Estate in "South Toowong". The estate was bounded by Swan Road to the north, Indooroopilly Road to the east, Todd Street to the south, and Kobada Street to the west.[12][13]

On 19 March 1887 auctioneer R.J. Cottell offered suburban lots in the Taringa Township, which was along Harrys Road between Stanley Terrace and present-day Moggill Road. The lots ranged from 16.15 to 27.8 perches (408 to 703 m2).[14]

In 1891, a Baptist church opened in Taringa.[15][16]

Taringa State School opened on 8 October 1900 and closed on 14 December 1996.[17] The school was located between Moggill Road and Morrow Street (

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27°29′32″S 152°58′52″E / 27.4921°S 152.9810°E / -27.4921; 152.9810 (Taringa State School (site))).[18]

On Saturday 20 June 1908, Venerable H.F Le Fanu, Anglican Archdeacon of Brisbane laid the foundation stone and performed a stump capping ceremony for St Paul's Anglican Church.[19] It was at 165 (approx) Moggill Road (on the present site of Taringa Central complex,

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27°29′33″S 152°58′49″E / 27.4924°S 152.9803°E / -27.4924; 152.9803 (St Paul's Anglican Church (site))).[20][21] It closed circa 1982-1986 and was removed.[22][23]

On 30 April 1921 auctioneer Cameron Bros offered 27 suburban allotments ranging from 20 to 33 perches (510 to 830 m2) in the Coomoola Park Estate on the north side of Stanley Terrace near the junction with Hillsdon Road.[24][25]

The Lionel Brand of Worcestershire sauce was manufactured in Taringa.[26]

Gailey Road, Taringa is named after Richard Gailey an Irish-Australian architect.

In the 2011 census, the population of Taringa was 7,176.[27]

In the 2016 census, Taringa had a population of 8,376 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Taringa has many detached homes in the Queenslander architecture style.
The heritage listed Fulton Residence
The Pilot Officer Geoffrey Lloyd Wells Memorial Seat was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992

Taringa has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education[]

There are no government schools in Taringa. The nearest primary schools are Toowong State School in neighbouring Toowong to the north, Ironside State School in neighbouring St Lucia to the east, and Indooroopilly State School in neighbouring Indooroopilly to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Indooroopilly State High School in Indooroopilly.[4]

The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland Japanese School of Brisbane (ブリスベン校 Burisuben Kō), a weekend Japanese school, maintains its school office in Taringa. It holds its classes at Indooroopilly State High School in Indooroopilly.[40]

Community groups[]

The Taringa Scout Den is the home of the Taringa-Milton-Toowong Scout Group. It is also used as a GoJu Karate training facility and for Yoga.

Sport[]

Taringa is the home of the Taringa Rovers Soccer Football Club, who play in the Brisbane Premier League.

Transport[]

By Train, Taringa railway station (

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27°29′35″S 152°58′56″E / 27.4931°S 152.9822°E / -27.4931; 152.9822 (Taringa railway station)) is part of the Queensland Rail City network, on the Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield railway lines providing travel to the Brisbane CBD, Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield.[5]

By Bus, Taringa is serviced by Brisbane Transport buses to the Brisbane CBD, Chancellor's Place at UQ St Lucia, Indooroopilly, Long Pocket, Chapel Hill and Kenmore.

By Road, Taringa's main thoroughfares are Swann Road and Moggill Road.

Notable people[]

  • Gwen Harwood, an Australian poet, was born in Taringa.
  • Dorothy Hill, geologist and palaeontologist, the first female professor at an Australian university, and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science was born in Taringa in 1907.
  • Frank William Moorhouse, born in Taringa, Chief Inspector of the Fisheries and Game Department of South Australia from 1936 to 1959.
  • Clement Lindley Wragge, a meteorologist, lived in Taringa in a house named Capemba in the 1890s.

Demographics[]

In the 2011 census, the population of Taringa was 7,176, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.[27] The median age of the Taringa population was 29 years, 8 years below the Australian median. 63.8% of people living in Taringa were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, China 3%, New Zealand 2.4%, Malaysia 2.1%, India 2%. 75.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.6% Mandarin, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.3% Malay, 1.1% Spanish, 0.9% Persian (excluding Dari).[27]

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  6. ^ "Plan of Abbotsford Estate". 1883. hdl:10462/deriv/451596. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. XXXVIII (8, 091). Queensland, Australia. 15 December 1883. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "South Toowong". hdl:10462/deriv/459789. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. XXXIX (8, 299). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1884. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. XXXIX (8, 455). Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1885. p. 7. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Commercial". The Telegraph (3, 875). Queensland, Australia. 16 February 1885. p. 5. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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  17. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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  19. ^ "Taringa Anglicans". The Telegraph (11, 106). Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1908. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ "Brisbane and Suburbs Street and Road Map". Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  21. ^ Greater Brisbane area atlas directory of residents & streets : including Wynnum, Manly-lota & Sandgate, G.R. Bartlett, 1931, p. 316, archived from the original on 11 October 2020, retrieved 30 August 2020
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  23. ^ "St Paul's Anglican Church". Mapping Brisbane History. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Coomoola Park, Taringa". 1921. hdl:10462/deriv/410761. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  25. ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier (19, 742). Queensland, Australia. 30 April 1921. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ^ Unidentified, Lionel Brand Worcestershire Sauce label, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 29 October 2019
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  31. ^ "Taringa Masonic Hall (former)". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Daheim". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Hillsdon Road Kindergarten". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  34. ^ "Fulton Residence (entry 602208)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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  38. ^ "178 Stanley Terrace, Taringa". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  39. ^ "Rothley". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  40. ^ "平成 26(2014)年度" (Archive). The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland. Retrieved 1 April 2015. p. 4. "借用校舎：インドロピリー州立高校(Indooroopilly State High School) Ward Street, Indooroopilly, QLD4068, AUSTRALIA 事務所：The Japanese Club of Brisbane/The Japanese School of Brisbane Suite 17, Taringa Professional Centre, 180 Moggill Road, Taringa, QLD4068"

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