Tingalpa

Interesting facts about Tingalpa

Tingalpa (Tin-gal-pa) is located near Manly West and Belmont, Queensland in the Eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is located 10 km east of the Brisbane CBD.

The suburb also 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 5 years, is increasing the population and the median house prices of the suburb. Proximity to the Gateway Motorway makes the suburb convenient for accessing the main routes to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

Also convenient is the nearby Murrarie 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.

Shopping

There are two small local shopping centres, Twin Parks Shopping Centre located on Wynnum Road, Tingalpa and one located on Belmont Road, Belmont. There are two large shopping centres within a 10 minute drive. Wynnum Plaza has Kmart, Coles and Woolworths, whilst Carindale Shopping Centre, is a major shopping hub featuring Myer, David Jones and a large selection of specialty shops.

Schools

Tingalpa has one primary school, Tingalpa State School, which currently has around 300 students. There are three high schools, Balmoral S.H.S, Wynnum S.H.S. and Wynnum North S.H.S, all within approximately 7 km of Tingalpa.

Leisure

Tingalpa features a large amount of parks and bushland. Well known Meadowlands Park and Minippi Park are located less than 5 minutes drive from Tingalpa. Bulimba Creek passes through these parks on its way to the Brisbane River.