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Taringa is a
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in the
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,
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, Australia. In the , Taringa had a population of 8,732 people.


Geography

Taringa is by road south-west of the
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. The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha,
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, Indooroopilly and
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, and is dominated by a ridge that runs the length of Swann Road, with steep slopes on either side of the ridge. Taringa is mostly residential, except for a small number of commercial buildings mostly clustered along
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. It is a popular neighbourhood among the students of the
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and the
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because of its proximity to the universities and to
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.


History

The name ''Taringa'' is a combination of two Aboriginal words: ''tarau'' (stones) and ''nga'' (made up of). Together, they mean "place of stones". 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. On 15 December 1883, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 176 suburban lots, mostly of 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. On 16 August 1884, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 173 suburban sites, mostly between 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. The sale include the house ''Ellerslie'' on of land. On 14 February 1885, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 79 suburban sites in the Taringa Township, immediately north of the Taringa railway station. 58 of the lots were sold for a total of . In August 1886, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 32 buildings sites (all 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. 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 . In 1891, a Baptist church opened in Taringa. Taringa State School opened on 8 October 1900 and closed on 14 December 1996. The school was located between Moggill Road and Morrow Street (). On Saturday 20 June 1908, Venerable H.F Le Fanu, Anglican Archdeacon of Brisbane laid the
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and performed a stump capping ceremony for St Paul's Anglican Church. It was at 165 (approx) Moggill Road (on the present site of Taringa Central complex, ). It closed circa 1982-1986 and was removed. On 30 April 1921, auctioneer Cameron Bros offered 27 suburban allotments ranging from in the Coomoola Park Estate on the north side of Stanley Terrace near the junction with Hillsdon Road. The Lionel Brand of Worcestershire sauce was manufactured in Taringa. On 3 December 1933, the Montrose Home for Crippled opened in ''Montrose'', the home of Presbyterian philanthropist George Marchant which he donated for the purpose. The house was on a site at 180-200 Swann Road, extending back to Seven Oaks Street (). When the home needed larger premises, in 1937, Marchant purchased ''Ardeyne, a'' site in Corinda for the long-term operation of the home under the management of the Queensland Society for Crippled Children. The home closed in 2001 as the organisation transitioned away from institutional care towards community and in-home support services. The home had its own school. The Montrose Home School for Crippled Children opened in January 1934 in Taringa. In March 1934 it was renamed Montrose Special School. It relocated with the home to Coarinda. The school closed on 2 June 2006. The home and school were at 54 Consort Street in Corinda. Gailey Road is named after Richard Gailey an Irish-Australian architect.


Demographics

In the , the population of Taringa was 7,176, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. 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). In the , Taringa had a population of 8,376 people. In the , Taringa had a population of 8,732 people.


Heritage listings

Taringa has a number of
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sites, including: * 17 Darvall Street: Edge Hills (Federation-era house) * 20 Darvall Street * 26 Darvall Street: Au-Argentum (California Bungalow style house) * 29 Ellerslie Crescent: Laurel Bank (also known as St. Pauls' Court) * 4 Frederick Street, Taringa (): Taringa Masonic Hall * 69 Hillsdon Road: Daheim (Federation-era house) * 79 Hillsdon Road: Hillsdon Road Kindergarten * 209 Indooroopilly Road (): Fulton Residence * 20 Morrow Street: Interwar Old English house * 42 Oxford Terrace: Victorian-era cottage * 103 Stanley Terrace (): Pilot Officer Geoffrey Lloyd Wells Memorial Seat * 178 Stanley Terrace: Federation-era house * 163 Swann Road: Rothley (Arts and Crafts style house)


Education

There are no government schools in Taringa. The nearest primary schools are Toowong State School in neighbouring
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to the north,
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in neighbouring
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to the east, and Indooroopilly State School in neighbouring Indooroopilly to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is
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in Indooroopilly. 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
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in Indooroopilly.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"


Community groups

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


Sport

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


Transport

By Train, Taringa railway station () is part of the
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network, on the Ipswich, Rosewood and Springfield railway lines providing travel to the
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and Springfield. By Bus, Taringa is serviced by
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buses to the
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, University of Queensland bus station, Indooroopilly, Long Pocket, Chapel Hill and Kenmore. By Road, Taringa's main thoroughfares are Swann Road and Moggill Road.


Notable people

*
Gwen Harwood Gwen Harwood (née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, 8 June 19205 December 1995) was an Australian poet and librettist. Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos. She won num ...
, 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.


References


External links

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Taringa Neighbourhood Group
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