Leichhardt is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The Ci ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Leichhardt had a population of 3,912 people.

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. Ipswich Golf Course occupies in the south-west of the suburb adjacent to the river.

History

The Ipswich Golf Club opened in 1898 as a membership-based organisation. It went into

receivership In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver—a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights"—especially in ca ...

in 2013 and was purchased by Terry Morris (founder of Sirromet Wines) and Dean Merrell. St Mark's Anglican Church opened circa 1935. Its closure on 15 November 1998 by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith. The suburb name was assigned following a request by local residents to the

in 1953. It is named after

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...

, an explorer and naturalist from Prussia (now known as

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

). 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. With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Leichhardt Uniting Church. 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. 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. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School opened on 23 January 1967; it is now within the suburb boundaries of neighbouring One Mile. 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%.

Education

Leichhardt State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 72 Samford Road (). 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). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program.

Amenities

The Ipswich Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course. The par-72 championship course was designed by

Wayne Grady Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Born in Brisbane, Grady turned professional in 1978. Professional career Grady began his career on the PGA Tour of Australia. He had much early suc ...

. The clubhouse has a pro-shop, changing rooms, bistro and bar.

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Leichhardt
{{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland