Taringa, Queensland
| Taringa Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 7,107 (2004)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 3353.5/km² (8,685.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4068 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 6 km (4 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane, Toowong Ward and Walter Taylor Ward | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Indooroopilly | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Ryan | ||||||||||||
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Taringa is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 5 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Taringa is mostly residential, except for a small number of commercial buildings mostly clustered along Moggill Road. 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 city.
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[edit] Geography
Taringa is dominated by a ridge that runs the length of Swann Road, with steep slopes on either side of the ridge.
- Taringa, Queensland is at coordinates 27°29′47″S 152°58′45″E / 27.49650°S 152.97925°ECoordinates: 27°29′47″S 152°58′45″E / 27.49650°S 152.97925°E
[edit] History
The suburb name 'Taringa' is a combination of two Aboriginal words: tarau (stones) and nga (made up of). Together, they mean "place of stones".
The Lionel Brand of Worcestershire sauce used to be manufactured in Taringa, Brisbane.[2]
[edit] Attractions
Taringa is also home to Altitude Apartments which accommodates international students primarily and is built on the site of the old Taringa primary school, Taringa State School.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sport
Taringa is the home of the Taringa Rovers Soccer Football Club, who play in the Brisbane Premier League.
[edit] Transport
By Train, Taringa Station is part of the Citytrain network, on the Ipswich railway line providing travel to the Brisbane CBD and Ipswich
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.
[edit] Notable people
- Gwen Harwood, an Australian poet, was born in Taringa.
- Clement Lindley Wragge, a meteorologist, lived in Taringa in a house named Capemba in the 1890s.
- Richard Gailey, Irish-Australian architect after whom Gailey Road, Taringa is named.
