Leichhardt
QLD 4305 · Ipswich
4,471 (2021) → 4,748 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Leichhardt is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4305, about 33km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Leichhardt are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 62/100, and is about 47km inland. Leichhardt has an overall score of 63/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.35%), England (2.1%), Philippines (0.83%), India (0.4%), Fiji (0.38%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.67%), Tagalog (0.4%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.38%), Thai (0.27%), Mandarin (0.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Ipswich local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 971 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 862
Nearby (within 10km)
- Immaculate Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.8kmICSEA 1004
- Ipswich West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 942
- Ipswich West Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 949
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 951
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 1098
- Bremer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 945
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich - Limestone St CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.4km
- St Edmund's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1040
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1046
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1034
- Churchill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 899
- Australian Industry Trade College - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1020
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Leichhardt
Is Leichhardt safe?
Leichhardt has a residential safety score of 79/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Leichhardt from Brisbane CBD?
Leichhardt is about 33.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 112 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Leichhardt?
Leichhardt has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 862 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Leichhardt?
Leichhardt has a transport score of 62/100 and 21 bus stops.