Leichhardt vs Sadliers Crossing

Leichhardt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 40 in Sadliers Crossing. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leichhardt, most households rent. In Sadliers Crossing, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Sadliers Crossing: a median of $818,000, against $750,000 in Leichhardt, and rent is higher there too. Sadliers Crossing is closer to the city centre: 41 km, against 46.6 km. On these figures, Leichhardt tends to suit renters and families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Leichhardt has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($720,000 vs $890,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Leichhardt has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 31%)
  • Sadliers Crossing leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (41 km vs 46.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Leichhardt

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -0.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Leichhardt and Sadliers Crossing drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Walkability 75 / 77
Leichhardt — Walkability: 75/100 Sadliers Crossing — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 20 / 65
Leichhardt — Safety: 20/100 Sadliers Crossing — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Leichhardt — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sadliers Crossing — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leichhardt has more residents (4,471 vs 1,358); Sadliers Crossing has higher household incomes ($77,532 vs $57,668).

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Population 4,471
+70% vs other
 1,358
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% -0.6%
Median age 31 40
Median household income $57,668/yr $77,532/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
0-4 8.1% / 4.6%
Leichhardt — 0-4: 8.1% Sadliers Crossing — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 16.4% / 14.2%
Leichhardt — 5-14: 16.4% Sadliers Crossing — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.3% / 7.1%
Leichhardt — 15-19: 6.3% Sadliers Crossing — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 8.6% / 5.4%
Leichhardt — 20-24: 8.6% Sadliers Crossing — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.6% / 13.3%
Leichhardt — 25-34: 15.6% Sadliers Crossing — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.4% / 11.8%
Leichhardt — 35-44: 12.4% Sadliers Crossing — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 11.8% / 16.6%
Leichhardt — 45-54: 11.8% Sadliers Crossing — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 9.7% / 13.1%
Leichhardt — 55-64: 9.7% Sadliers Crossing — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 6.7% / 8.4%
Leichhardt — 65-74: 6.7% Sadliers Crossing — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 3.5% / 3.8%
Leichhardt — 75-84: 3.5% Sadliers Crossing — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 0.9% / 1.5%
Leichhardt — 85+: 0.9% Sadliers Crossing — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 32.1% lone person
Leichhardt — Lone Person: 32.1% Leichhardt — Couple Families: 24.7% Leichhardt — One Parent Families: 35.2% Leichhardt — Group Household: 5.7% Leichhardt — Other Families: 2.3%
Sadliers Crossing 36.1% lone person
Sadliers Crossing — Lone Person: 36.1% Sadliers Crossing — Couple Families: 36.1% Sadliers Crossing — One Parent Families: 21.6% Sadliers Crossing — Group Household: 5.0% Sadliers Crossing — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 65.2% renting
Leichhardt — Owned Outright: 13.7% Leichhardt — Mortgage: 21.1% Leichhardt — Renting: 65.2%
Sadliers Crossing 30.9% renting
Sadliers Crossing — Owned Outright: 32.8% Sadliers Crossing — Mortgage: 36.4% Sadliers Crossing — Renting: 30.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 16.5%
Leichhardt — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Sadliers Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 10.8%
Leichhardt — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Sadliers Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 9.1%
Leichhardt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Sadliers Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 3.4%
Leichhardt — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Sadliers Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 2.4%
Leichhardt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Sadliers Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
New Zealand 3.4% / 3.1%
Leichhardt — New Zealand: 3.4% Sadliers Crossing — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 2.1% / 2.0%
Leichhardt — England: 2.1% Sadliers Crossing — England: 2.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Leichhardt — Philippines: 0.8% Sadliers Crossing — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.7%
Leichhardt — South Africa: 0.2% Sadliers Crossing — South Africa: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Leichhardt — Ireland: not among its largest Sadliers Crossing — Ireland: 0.7%
China — / 0.6%
Leichhardt — China: not among its largest Sadliers Crossing — China: 0.6%
India 0.4% / —
Leichhardt — India: 0.4% Sadliers Crossing — India: not among its largest
Fiji 0.4% / —
Leichhardt — Fiji: 0.4% Sadliers Crossing — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 91.5% houses
Leichhardt — Houses: 91.5% Leichhardt — Townhouses: 8.1% Leichhardt — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Sadliers Crossing 88.5% houses
Sadliers Crossing — Houses: 88.5% Sadliers Crossing — Townhouses: 9.8% Sadliers Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Median house price $750,000 $818,500
Median unit price $890,000 $720,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 38 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
3 bed $735K / $808K
Leichhardt — 3 bed: $735K (64 sales) Sadliers Crossing — 3 bed: $808K (34 sales)

64 vs 34 sales

4 bed $780K / $898K
Leichhardt — 4 bed: $780K (30 sales) Sadliers Crossing — 4 bed: $898K (14 sales)

30 vs 14 sales

Development activity

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Houses 3.8%
$538/wk on $739K
 2.8%
$488/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD

Liveability

Sadliers Crossing scores higher overall (69 vs 39).

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Grade C A
Score 39/100 69/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Leichhardt carries more crime risk (80 vs 35).

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 Low
14/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Leichhardt

  • Leichhardt State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ipswich West Special School - Larsen Street Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Sadliers Crossing

  • Blair State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 1 5
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Leichhardt sits further from the CBD (46.6 km vs 41 km).

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Walkability score 75/100 77/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.6 km
+12% vs other
 41 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 46 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 37/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 45.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 15 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Car (driver) 78.7% / 73.0%
Leichhardt — Car (driver): 78.7% Sadliers Crossing — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 15.2%
Leichhardt — Worked from Home: 8.1% Sadliers Crossing — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 3.8%
Leichhardt — Car (passenger): 7.6% Sadliers Crossing — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train 3.4% / 4.4%
Leichhardt — Train: 3.4% Sadliers Crossing — Train: 4.4%
Walked Only 0.9% / 2.9%
Leichhardt — Walked Only: 0.9% Sadliers Crossing — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 0.9% / —
Leichhardt — Bus: 0.9% Sadliers Crossing — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.8 km 42.3 km

NBN connectivity

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Connectivity score 96/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 78%
1,924 premises
 100%
636 premises

Climate

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Annual rainfall 897 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leichhardt Sadliers Crossing
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leichhardt

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks

Sadliers Crossing

Large Blocks Outer Trains

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