Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tingalpa had a population of 8,461 people. The origin of Tingalpa's name is uncertain. It may be derived from an Aboriginal expression referring to a fat kangaroo, or be derived from the Turrubal words tangul (meaning 'plant for stupefying fish') and pa (meaning 'place').

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.

In 1867, a post office was opened.

In 1867, a local architect, Richard Suter designed the Gothic Anglican Christ Church, which was built in 1868. The church and burial ground located at 1341 Wynnum Road, east of Bulimba Creek ().

left|thumb|Royal Mail Hotel, 1876

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 ().left|thumb|Royal Mail Hotel, 1893On 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. 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.

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. Despite the name change, as at 2020, it is within the boundaries of Tingalpa and not Hemmant ().

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."

Demographics

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

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The 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.

Heritage listings

thumb|right|Anglican Christ Church, 1906Tingalpa has a number of heritage-listed sites:

  • Hemmant Cemetery, 500 Hemmant-Tingalpa Road ()
  • Tingalpa War Memorial, Manly Road ()
  • Richmond Bridge, Wynnum Road ()
  • Christ Church and cemetery, 1341 Wynnum Road () In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 328 children with 26 teachers (22 full-time equivalent). 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).

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. Although the cemetery is within the suburb of Tingalpa, the access is from the neighbouring suburb of Hemmant.

Wynnum District Horse & Pony Club is at 50 Bognor Street ().

  • Kianawah Park in the south of the suburb ()

Kianawah Park is the oldest park in the suburb and has extensive facilities.

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.

Tingalpa has bike paths going through their parks and these are part of the extensive bike paths that are throughout Brisbane.

Transport

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.

References

  • Government listing of Tingalpa parks
  • Bike paths in Tingalpa map 6
  • Bike paths in Tingalpa map 9