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.