Taringa, Queensland

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Taringa Brisbane, Queensland
Population:	7,107 (2004)[1]
Postcode:	4068
Area:	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Location:	6 km (4 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA:	Brisbane City Council, Toowong Ward and Walter Taylor Ward
State District:	Indooroopilly
Federal Division:	Ryan
Suburbs around Taringa: Mount Coot-tha Toowong West End Mount Coot-tha Taringa St Lucia Indooroopilly Indooroopilly Indooroopilly

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 University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology because of its proximity to the universities and to the Brisbane city.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Attractions 4 Community Groups 5 Sport 6 Transport 7 Notable people 8 References

[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, 152.97925 (Taringa, Queensland)Coordinates: 27°29′47″S 152°58′45″E / -27.49650, 152.97925 (Taringa, Queensland)

[edit] History

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

[edit] Attractions

Taringa is also a home of student accommodation, 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.

[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.

[edit] References