Leichhardt, Queensland

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Leichhardt
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Leichhardt
Coordinates 27°37′23″S152°44′01″E / 27.6230°S 152.7336°E / -27.6230; 152.7336 (Leichhardt (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 27°37′23″S152°44′01″E / 27.6230°S 152.7336°E / -27.6230; 152.7336 (Leichhardt (centre of suburb))
Population3,912 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1,349/km2 (3,490/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4305
Area2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Leichhardt:
Wulkuraka Wulkuraka Sadliers Crossing
Wulkuraka Leichhardt West Ipswich
Amberley One Mile Churchill

Leichhardt is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Leichhardt had a population of 3,912 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

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. [3] [4]

Ipswich Golf Course occupies 54 hectares (130 acres) in the south-west of the suburb adjacent to the river. [4]

History

The Ipswich Golf Club opened in 1898 as a membership-based organisation. It went into receivership in 2013 and was purchased by Terry Morris (founder of Sirromet Wines) and Dean Merrell. [5]

St Mark's Anglican Church opened circa 1935. Its closure on 15 November 1998 by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith. [6]

The suburb name was assigned following a request by local residents to the City of Ipswich in 1953. [7] 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. [8] [9] With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Leichhardt Uniting Church. [10] It was demolished in 2018. It was at 13 Chubb Street ( 27°37′50″S152°44′18″E / 27.6305°S 152.7384°E / -27.6305; 152.7384 (Leichhardt Uniting Church (former)) ), now within the suburb boundaries of One Mile. [10]

Leichhardt State School opened on 1 August 1956. [11] [12]

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. [13]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School opened on 23 January 1967; it is now within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring One Mile. [11] [14]

In the 2016 census, 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%. [1]

Education

Leichhardt State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 72 Samford Road ( 27°37′30″S152°44′13″E / 27.6249°S 152.7369°E / -27.6249; 152.7369 (Leichhardt State School) ). [15] [16] 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). [17] It includes a special education program. [15]

Amenities

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. [5]

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