| Type: | suburb |
| Leichhardt | |
| City: | Ipswich |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.623°N 152.7336°W |
| Postcode: | 4305 |
| Area: | 2.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 3.4 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Ipswich CBD |
| Dist2: | 47.0 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Ipswich |
| Stategov: | Ipswich West |
| Fedgov: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Wulkuraka |
| Near-Ne: | Sadliers Crossing |
| Near-E: | West Ipswich |
| Near-Se: | Churchill |
| Near-S: | One Mile |
| Near-Sw: | Amberley |
| Near-W: | Wulkuraka |
| Near-Nw: | Wulkuraka |
Leichhardt is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Leichhardt had a population of 4,471 people.
The suburb is bounded to the south-west by the Bremer River, to the south by the Old Toowoomba Road, and to the north-east by the Bremer River again.[2]
Ipswich Golf Course occupies in the south-west of the suburb adjacent to the river.
The Ipswich City Golf Club opened in 1897 as a membership-based organisation. It went into receivership in 2013 and was purchased by Terry Morris (founder of Sirromet Wines) and Dean Merrell.[3]
St Mark's Anglican Church opened circa 1935. Its closure on 15 November 1998 by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith.[4]
The suburb name was assigned following a request by local residents to the City of Ipswich in 1953.[5] It is named after Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, an explorer and naturalist from Prussia (now known as Germany). He led major expeditions throughout Australia.
Leichhardt Methodist Church was officially opened on Saturday 5 September 1953 by Reverend John Egerton Jacob. The church building was not new but the relocated Methodist Church from Birkwood (now within Coleyville / Warrill View) which opened 77 years earlier in 1876 but the congregation had subsequently declined.[6] [7] With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Leichhardt Uniting Church.[8] It was demolished in 2018. It was at 13 Chubb Street, now within the suburb boundaries of One Mile.Leichhardt State School opened on 1 August 1956.[9]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church opened in 1958 at 22 Old Toowoomba Road; it is now within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring One Mile.[10]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School opened on 23 January 1967; it is now within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring One Mile.[11]
In the, Leichhardt had a population of 3,912 people. The unemployment rate of Leichhardt was 17.1%, in comparison to the Australian unemployment rate of 6.9%.
In the, Leichhardt had a population of 4,471 people. The unemployment rate of Leichhardt was 14.3%, in comparison to the Australian unemployment rate of 5.1%.
Leichhardt State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 72 Samford Road (-27.6249°N 152.7369°W).[12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 346 students with 26 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[14] It includes a special education program.
The Ipswich Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course. The par-72 championship course was designed by Wayne Grady . The clubhouse has a pro-shop, changing rooms, bistro and bar.[3]