Taigum is a northern

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in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Taigum had a population of 6,495 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the west and north by Cabbage Tree Creek, to the east by Muller Road, and to the south by Beams Road.

History

The Tighgum area (now known as ''Taigum'') was first developed around 1853, as part of a subdivision of the

Nundah Division Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was i ...

. In 1891, it was suggested, unsuccessfully, by the board that the name be changed to "Tyghum Divisional Board" and Tighgum Creek was also the original and alternate name in brackets for Cabbage tree Creek. The suburb name was officially recognized on . The name is derived from an Aboriginal word for lawyer cane. The word Taghum was used as alternative to cabbage in Cabbage Tree Creek. Zillmere North State School opened on 29 January 1957 on a site. In 1993, it was renamed Taigum State School. Taigum Square shopping centre opened in 1982 and was expanded in 2001. St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church at 241 Church Road was founded on . It was named after

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. The cornerstone was laid on by Archbishop Stylianos and the church officially opened on . It serves as home to the Taigum Child Care Centre. In the , the population of Taigum was 5,619, 53.7% female and 46.3% male. The median age of the Taigum population was 39 years, 2 years above the Australian median. 65.9% of people living in Taigum were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.2%, Philippines 3.8%, England 3.7%, India 3.2%, Fiji 1.2%. 78.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.1% Tagalog, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.2% Filipino, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Italian. Over 38% of households in this area were couples with children, 40% were of couples without children and 18% were single parent households. Over 61% of residential developments were houses and another 25% were townhouses. In the , Taigum had a population of 6,495 people. The Centrepoint Church in Taigum opened at 205 Beams Road on as a second church location of the Centrepoint Church in Chermside. The building formerly belonged to the iSee Church.

Education

Taigum State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 266 Handford Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 406 students with 35 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. There are no secondary schools in Taigum. The nearest government secondary schools are

Sandgate District State High School Sandgate District State High School (SDSHS) is a secondary school located in Deagon, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its motto is "''Industria Floremus''", which translates to "hard work brings success", or more literally "through industry we ...

in neighbouring Deagon to the north and Aspley State High School in Aspley to the south-west.

Amenities

Taigum Square shopping centre is at 217 Beams Road (). Centrepoint Church is at 203 Beams Road (). It is part of the

Australian Christian Churches The Australian Christian Churches (ACC), formerly Assemblies of God in Australia, is a network of Pentecostal churches in Australia affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, which is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the ...

network. St Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church is at 241 Church Road (). It is a parish of the

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is the Australian archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The archdiocese is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ...

, part of the

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...

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