The suburb of Taringa borders Brisbane's Mt Coot-Tha, Toowong, Indooroopilly and St Lucia, and is dominated by a ridge that runs the length of Swann Road, with steep slopes on either side of the ridge.

[5] Taringa is mostly residential, except for a small number of commercial buildings mostly clustered along Moggill Road.

The name Taringa is a combination of two Aboriginal words: tarau (stoners) and nga (made up of).

[6] On 15 December 1883, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 176 suburban lots, mostly of 25.3 perches (640 m2) in the Abbotsford Estate, bounded by Stanley Terrace to the north, Mt Cootha Road (now Moorak Street) to the east, Moggill Road to the south-east, Waverley Road to the south, and Sarah Street (now Manchester Terrace) and Woodstock Avenue to the west.

[12] In August 1886, auctioneer John W. Todd offered 32 buildings sites (all 0.75-acre (0.30 ha) or larger) in the Belgrave and Riverview Estate in "South Toowong".

[24][25] On 30 April 1921, auctioneer Cameron Bros offered 27 suburban allotments ranging from 20 to 33 perches (510 to 830 m2) in the Coomoola Park Estate on the north side of Stanley Terrace near the junction with Hillsdon Road.

[29] The house was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 180-200 Swann Road, extending back to Seven Oaks Street (27°29′51″S 152°59′10″E / 27.4975°S 152.9862°E / -27.4975; 152.9862 (Montrose Home for Crippled Children (former))).

The home closed in 2001 as the organisation transitioned away from institutional care towards community and in-home support services.

63.8% of people living in Taringa were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, China 3%, New Zealand 2.4%, Malaysia 2.1%, India 2%.

75.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.6% Mandarin, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.3% Malay, 1.1% Spanish, 0.9% Persian (excluding Dari).