Flood
Tarragindi is creek and overland flow country, not river. Sandy Creek runs down the main valley along the bikeway and the recreation reserve, and Ekibin Creek drains the eastern flank toward Greenslopes and the Norman Creek system. The low blocks along both lines need the FloodWise Property Report, the overland flow path on the Flood Awareness Map and an insurance quote before the building and pest.
Flood Awareness MapFloodWise Property Report
Noise
Three sources, three different sides. The Pacific Motorway runs along the eastern edge, so listen from the back deck of any house east of Toohey Road at 7.30am. Ipswich Road traffic reaches the western streets. Aircraft on approach to Brisbane Airport pass over the suburb in some runway modes, so type the address into the Brisbane Airport flight tracker and stand in the yard early and late.
Brisbane Airport flight path tool
Overlays and approvals
Traditional building character on the pre-war lots at the Ekibin end, bushfire hazard on the forest edge, overland flow along the creek lines and steep land on the ridges. City Plan's interactive mapping shows every overlay on the lot, and Development.i shows what the neighbours have been approved to build.
City Plan mappingDevelopment.i
Catchments
Three primary catchments and two secondary, all but Yeronga State High under enrolment management. Check the lot on EdMap, then ring the school.
Queensland EdMap
Photos: Tarragindi from the air, Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Toohey Forest picnic area, Lyle Radford http://www.lyleradford.com.au, CC BY 2.0; The Tarragindi Road side, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Yeronga station, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brisbane Transport bus, BrisbaneBuzSpotter, CC BY-SA 4.0; Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Toohey Forest walking track, Brizpom, CC BY-SA 4.0; Toohey Forest, Lyle Radford http://www.lyleradford.com.au, CC BY 2.0; Mount Gravatt Lookout, MustdoBrisbane, used with permission; Junction Park State School, Junction Park State School (Commons: unknown author), CC BY 4.0; Holland Park State High School, State of Queensland (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0; Villanova College, Commander Keane, CC0; The Learning Sanctuary Tarragindi, courtesy of the school; Tarragindi Child Care and Development, courtesy of the school; Coles Greenslopes, Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0; Westfield Mt Gravatt (Garden City), Shiftchange, CC0; Yeronga Park Swimming Complex, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Greenslopes Private Hospital, Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0.