Tingalpa
suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tingalpa had a population of 8,461 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the west by Bulimba Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River.
The suburb has some older style homes built in the post war period – weatherboard and chamferboard post war cottages in particular. Most of the new estates are made up of typically low set and high set brick and tile homes. Previously the land that is now being developed into residential zones was devoted to small farmlets and semi-industrial developments.
The recent developments, which occurred in the last five years, are increasing the population and the median house prices of the suburb.
History
Tingalpa Creek was surveyed in 1841 and named Tingulpa. The origin of Tingalpa's name is uncertain. It may be derived from an Aboriginal expression referring to a fat kangaroo, or named after Tingalpa Creek, which lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east, or be derived from the Turrubal words tangul (meaning 'plant for stupefying fish') and pa (meaning 'place').
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