Taringa
QLD 4068 · Brisbane
8,732 (2021) → 9,676 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Taringa is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4068, about 5km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Taringa are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 98/100, and is about 19km inland. Taringa has an overall score of 97/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: China (3.72%), England (3.41%), India (2.68%), New Zealand (2.6%), South Africa (1.48%)
Top languages: Mandarin (4.96%), Spanish (1.95%), Cantonese (1.81%), Korean (1.18%), Persian ED (1.07%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1111 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and TechnologySecondary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 1208
- Holy Family Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1151
- Brigidine CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1123
- Indooroopilly State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1140
- Brisbane Boys' CollegeCombined · Independent · 0.9kmICSEA 1153
- St Ignatius SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1151
- St Peters Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 1176
- Toowong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1126
- Ironside State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1169
- Indooroopilly State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1167
- Ambrose Treacy CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1136
- Milpera State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 994
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Taringa
Is Taringa safe?
Taringa has a residential safety score of 66/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Taringa from Brisbane CBD?
Taringa is about 5.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 18 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Taringa?
Taringa has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Taringa?
Taringa has a transport score of 98/100, including 1 train station and 64 bus stops.