| 词条 | Taringa, Queensland |
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| type = suburb | name = Taringa | city = Brisbane | state = qld | image = | caption = | pop = 8,376 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | postcode = 4068 | area = 2.1 | dist1 = 6 | location1= Brisbane GPO | lga = City of Brisbane (Walter Taylor Ward)[2] |stategov = Maiwar | fedgov = Ryan | near-n = Toowong | near-ne = West End | near-e = St Lucia | near-se = Indooroopilly | near-s = Indooroopilly | near-sw = Indooroopilly | near-w = Mount Coot-tha | near-nw = Mount Coot-tha }} Taringa is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia {{convert|5|km|mi}} 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. DemographicsIn the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population of Taringa was 7,176, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.[3] 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).[3] GeographyTaringa is dominated by a ridge that runs the length of Swann Road, with steep slopes on either side of the ridge. HistoryThe 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 was manufactured in Taringa.[4] Gailey Road, Taringa is named after Richard Gailey an Irish-Australian architect. St Paul's Anglican church was dedicated in July 1908 by Venerable H.F Le Fanu, Archdeacon of Toowoomba, Archdeacon of Brisbane. It closed circa 1982.[5] Heritage listingsTaringa has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Community groupsThe 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. SportTaringa is the home of the Taringa Rovers Soccer Football Club, who play in the Brisbane Premier League. Education{{expand section|date=April 2015}}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.[8] TransportBy Train, Taringa 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. 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
References1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id= SSC32778|name=Taringa|accessdate=28 June 2017|quick=on}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Walter Taylor Ward|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/walter-taylor-ward|website=Brisbane City Council|publisher=Brisbane City Council|accessdate=12 March 2017}} 3. ^1 {{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31585|name=Taringa|accessdate=24 October 2013|quick=on}} 4. ^http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FHDL.HANDLE.NET%252F10462%252FDERIV%252F1828 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/#P|title=Closed Churches|last=|first=|date=|website=Anglican Records and Archives Centre, Anglican Church of Southern Queensland|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 February 2019}} 6. ^{{cite QHR|15113|Pilot Officer Geoffrey Lloyd Wells Memorial Seat|600338|accessdate=6 July 2013}} 7. ^{{cite QHR|16307|Fulton Residence|602208|accessdate=6 July 2013}} 8. ^"平成 26(2014)年度" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6XSmnzYzK Archive]). The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland. Retrieved on April 1, 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" External links{{commons category}}
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