Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Taringa had a population of 8,732 people. Taringa is 6.8 kilometres by road south-west of the Brisbane CBD. 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 steā¦Taringa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Taringa had a population of 8,732 people. Taringa is 6.8 kilometres by road south-west of the Brisbane CBD. 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.