Tingalpa, Queensland

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.{{When|date=February 2023}}{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

The recent developments, which occurred in the last five years,{{When|date=February 2023}} are increasing the population and the median house prices of the suburb.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Tingalpa Creek was surveyed in 1841 and named Tingulpa.{{cite web |title=Tingalpa |url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/tingalpa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222074539/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/tingalpa |archive-date=22 February 2015 |access-date=14 July 2015 |work=Queensland Places |publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}} 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 {{convert|5|km|mi}} east,{{cite web |title=Tingalpa |url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/tingalpa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150816/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/tingalpa |archive-date=2 February 2014 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Queensland Places |publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}} or be derived from the Turrubal words tangul (meaning 'plant for stupefying fish') and pa (meaning 'place').{{cite QPN|44362|Tingalpa|access-date=13 September 2015}}

In 1863, a township site was surveyed on the west side of Tingalpa Creek, where Old Cleveland Road crossed the creek. It was never built on and was known as Old Tingalpa. In 1943, this location was formally abolished. In 1860s a new site was settled called New Tingalpa, away to the north-west.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

In 1867, a post office was opened.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

In 1867, a local architect, Richard Suter designed the Gothic Anglican Christ Church, which was built in 1868.{{cite web|url=http://www.yourbrisbanepastandpresent.com/search/label/tingalpa|website=Your Brisbane:Past and Present|title=Christ Church Tingalpa|date=28 June 2010|access-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103165948/http://www.yourbrisbanepastandpresent.com/search/label/tingalpa|archive-date=3 January 2020|url-status=live}} The church and burial ground located on 1341 Wynnum Road, east of Bulimba Creek ({{coord|-27.473|153.1117|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|display=|name=Christ Church Anglican}}).{{cite QHR|16536|Christ Church Tingalpa and Burial Ground|601799|access-date=1 August 2014}}

File:StateLibQld 1 54432 Royal Mail Hotel, Tingalpa, Brisbane, 1876.jpg

The Royal Mail Hotel was licensed in 1870. It was a stopping place for Cobb & Co stagecoaches. The Tingalpa Hotel now occupies the site at 1564 Wynnum Road ({{Coord|-27.4749|153.1277|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Royal Mail Hotel (former)}}).{{Cite web |title=About Us - Facilities & Hotel History |url=https://www.tingalpahotel.com.au/about/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Tingalpa Hotel |language=en-AU}}File:Royal_Mail_Hotel.jpgOn 1 August 1870, the Board of Education received a letter from Mr. W. Wood, a local farmer in the Tingalpa Shire about the necessity of having a school for the district. Funds were raised by the community to buy the original 2 acres and also to build a temporary school located at 1546 Wynnum Road.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://tingalpass.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/History/Pages/History.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034045/https://tingalpass.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/History/Pages/History.aspx |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=Tingalpa State School}} On 1 August 1873, the Tingalpa school was opened. Bernard McGouran was the first head teacher. The school started with 50 pupils on the roll, by June 1874 there were 99 students. The primary reason for enrolling in the early years was to learn to speak English, as the most commonly use language was the local Aboriginal dialect. In 1923, a new school was built.{{cite web|url=http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/belmont.history/history.htm|title=A History of Bulimba Creek Valley|access-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422155645/http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/belmont.history/history.htm|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=live}}

Tingalpa Cemetery had its first burial in 1875. In 1913 it was renamed Hemmant Cemetery. Lawn cemeteries were added from 1952. In 2001 a crematorium opened at the cemetery.{{Cite web|url=https://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php|title=Hemmant Cemetery & Crematorium|website=Australian Cemeteries Index|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203062449/https://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-15}} Despite the name change, as at 2020, it is within the boundaries of Tingalpa and not Hemmant ({{Coord|-27.4680|153.1344|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Hemmant Cemetery}}).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=19 February 2023}}

In 1880, a local government division was established for the Tingalpa area. The boundaries of this area were "south-east from the intersection of the Pacific Highway and the Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, crossing the Tingalpa Creek and ending at Redland Bay." The headquarters of the local government were located at Mount Cotton.File:Tingalpa war memorial.jpgThe Wynnum and Manly Road are where the above facilities are roughly located. In 1919, the diggers's war memorial was erected, making this location more prominent. In 1925, the west part of the Shire of Tingalpa become part of the Greater City of Brisbane. In 1949 the rest of the shire was joined with the Shire of Cleveland, becoming Shire of Redland (now City of Redland). In the 1949 Queensland Post Office Directory there were eight poultry farms and there are fewer dairymen. There was also two motor garages and the Pacific Cafe on Wynnum Road.

In 2011, one of the first Masters Home Improvement retail outlets in Queensland opened in Tingalpa and was located at the intersection of Wynnym Road and New Cleveland Road up until its closure in December 2016.{{Cite news |last=Hatch |first=Patrick |date=24 August 2016 |title=Fire sale: Masters announces closing date |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/fire-sale-masters-announces-closing-date-20160824-gr0enp.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125221010/http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/fire-sale-masters-announces-closing-date-20160824-gr0enp.html |archive-date=25 January 2017}}

By 1980 the population of Tingalpa had nearly tripled from 1400 people in 1954.

The {{CensusAU|2011}} recorded 8,539 residents in Tingalpa, of whom 50.5% were female and 49.5% were male. The median age of the population was 35; 2 years younger than the Australian average. 72.1% of people living in Tingalpa were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand (6.9%), England (3.8%), the Philippines (1.4%), Fiji (0.9%), and India (0.8%). 84.5% of people spoke English as their first language, while the other most common responses were Hindi (1%), Greek (0.9%), Tagalog (0.7%), Cantonese (0.7%), and Spanish (0.6%).

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tingalpa had a population of 8,290 people.

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Tingalpa had a population of 8,461 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32831|name=Tingalpa (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:Anglican Christ Church at Tingalpa.tifTingalpa has a number of heritage-listed sites:

• Hemmant Cemetery, 500 Hemmant-Tingalpa Road ({{Coord|-27.4638|153.1352|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hemmant Cemetery}}){{cite BrisbaneHR|1678|Hemmant Cemetery|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
• Tingalpa War Memorial, Manly Road ({{coord|-27.4746|153.1292|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Tingalpa War Memorial}}){{cite BrisbaneHR|1679|Tingalpa War Memorial|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
• Richmond Bridge, Wynnum Road ({{coord|-27.4711|153.1073|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Richmond Bridge}}){{cite BrisbaneHR|2190|Richmond Bridge|accessdate=9 March 2020}}
• Christ Church and cemetery, 1341 Wynnum Road ({{coord|-27.473|153.1117|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Christ Church and cemetery}})

Tingalpa State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1546 Wynnum Road ({{coord|-27.4735|153.1264|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tingalpa State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |publisher=Queensland Government |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archivedate=21 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Tingalpa State School |url=https://www.tingalpass.eq.edu.au |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312123228/https://tingalpass.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 328 children with 26 teachers (22 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web |title=2015 School Annual Report |url=https://tingalpass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/2015%20Annual%20Report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034603/https://tingalpass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/2015%20Annual%20Report.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=Tingalpa State School}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 432 students with 38 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |accessdate=28 January 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

There are no secondary schools in Tingalpa. The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane Bayside State College in neighbouring Wynnum West to the north-east.

Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium is 500 Hemmant Tingalpa Road ({{coord|-18.3140|102.0939|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium}}).{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |title=Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium |url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/community-support/cemeteries/hemmant-cemetery-and-crematorium |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Brisbane City Council |language=en |archive-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616134354/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/community-support/cemeteries/hemmant-cemetery-and-crematorium |url-status=live }} Although the cemetery is within the suburb of Tingalpa, the access is from the neighbouring suburb of Hemmant.

Tingalpa Uniting Church is at 61 Belmont Road ({{coord|-27.4769|153.1285|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Tingalpa Uniting Church}}).{{Cite web |date=17 November 2020 |title=Building points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |title=Tingalpa Uniting Church |url=https://www.tingalpaunitingchurch.org.au/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Tingalpa Uniting Church |language=en-AU |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506090429/https://www.tingalpaunitingchurch.org.au/ |url-status=live }}

Wynnum District Horse & Pony Club is at 50 Bognor Street ({{coord|-27.4663|153.1454|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wynnum District Horse & Pony Club}}).

Tingalpa features a large amount of parks and bushland, including:

• Carmichael Park in the north of the suburb ({{coord|-27.4685|153.1252|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Carmichael Park}}){{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

• Kianawah Park in the south of the suburb ({{coord|-27.4781|153.1247|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kianawah Park}})

• Meadowlands Picnic Ground Park ({{coord|-27.4849|153.1190|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Meadowlands Picnic Ground Park}}) in the south-west of the suburb, part of the Minnippi Parklands{{Cite web |title=Minnippi Parklands |url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/minnippi-parklands |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Brisbane City Council}}

Kianawah Park is the oldest park in the suburb and has extensive facilities.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Moreton Bay Sports Club is also located at Carmichael Park next to the creek. The venue hosts cricket and Brisbane Premier League matches with 2001 and 2010 grand final winners, and 2011 League Champions Wolves FC. Kianawah Park is the oldest park in the suburb and has extensive facilities.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Tingalpa has bike paths going through their parks and these are part of the extensive bike paths that are throughout Brisbane.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Also nearby is the Murarrie railway station that runs west to the city and east to Manly and the bay. There are also several bus routes from Tingalpa to neighbouring suburbs.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

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{{Commons category|Tingalpa, Queensland}}

• [http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-and-venues/parks/parks-by-suburb/tingalpa-parks/index.htm Government listing of Tingalpa parks]
• [http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/bccwr/facilities/documents/bike_map_6.pdf Bike paths in Tingalpa map 6]
• [http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/bccwr/facilities/documents/bike_map_9.pdf Bike paths in Tingalpa map 9]

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