Kippa-Ring
About Kippa-Ring
Kippa-Ring is situated in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula which comprises of a number of suburbs; Redcliffe, Margate, Woody Point, Scarborough, Kippa-Ring, Clontarf, Newport and Rothwell. Designated as the commercial, retail and financial centre for the Redcliffe Peninsula, Kippa-Ring contains the bulk of commercial and retails sectors including the largest shopping centres.
Kippa-Ring is home to the two largest shopping centres on the Redcliffe Peninsula; Peninsula Fair and Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre. Between these two centres residents will find two supermarkets, two department stores, a cinema and over 100 specialty stores.
A small industrial area is located in Kippa-Ring near the shopping centres, this area offers a significant employment hub for the Peninsula. A secondary larger industrial area is located in neighbouring suburb Clontarf.
In 2016, the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line was opened, the end-of-the-line station is located in Kippa-Ring. The train line offers residents on the Redcliffe Peninsula direct public transport to Brisbane City.
Three primary schools are established in Kippa-Ring; Kippa-Ring State School, Hercules Road State School and Southern Cross Catholic College. Secondary education facilities can be found in neighbouring suburbs.
Things to see and do in Kippa-Ring
- Peninsula Fair Shopping Centre
- Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre
- Watch a game at Dolphins Oval
- Enjoy a movie at Hoyts Cinemas
- Moreton Bay Rail Cycleway
History of Kippa-Ring
The suburb's name is a combination of the Kabi indigenous word "kippa", meaning young uninitiated man, and ring, a reference to an Aboriginal bora ring near Klinger Road west. The ring was nearly destroyed in about 1950.
Until the 1950s and 1960s, Kippa-Ring was largely undeveloped, with most of the land being used for farming or small-scale commercial use. In the 1960s and 70s development began and the suburb was officially created in 1971.
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