Sadliers Crossing vs West Ipswich

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sadliers Crossing, most households own their home. In West Ipswich, most households rent. Houses cost more in Sadliers Crossing: a median of $818,000, against $717,000 in West Ipswich, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Ipswich tends to suit renters.

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 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

West Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($453,500 vs $720,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($717,000 vs $818,500)
  • But Sadliers Crossing leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Ipswich

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Sadliers Crossing carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 98/100)
  • West Ipswich is more walkable (86/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
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.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Walkability 77 / 86
Sadliers Crossing — Walkability: 77/100 West Ipswich — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 65 / 2
Sadliers Crossing — Safety: 65/100 West Ipswich — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sadliers Crossing — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Ipswich — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sadliers Crossing has more residents (1,358 vs 512); Sadliers Crossing has higher household incomes ($77,532 vs $59,748).

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Population 1,358
+62% vs other
 512
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +3.6%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $77,532/yr
+23% vs other
 $59,748/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
0-4 4.6% / 5.9%
Sadliers Crossing — 0-4: 4.6% West Ipswich — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 14.2% / 10.7%
Sadliers Crossing — 5-14: 14.2% West Ipswich — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.1% / 6.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 15-19: 7.1% West Ipswich — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.4% / 6.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 20-24: 5.4% West Ipswich — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.3% / 13.7%
Sadliers Crossing — 25-34: 13.3% West Ipswich — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 11.8% / 13.1%
Sadliers Crossing — 35-44: 11.8% West Ipswich — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 16.6% / 14.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 45-54: 16.6% West Ipswich — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 13.1% / 14.3%
Sadliers Crossing — 55-64: 13.1% West Ipswich — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 8.4% / 6.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 65-74: 8.4% West Ipswich — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.1%
Sadliers Crossing — 75-84: 3.8% West Ipswich — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.5% / 1.2%
Sadliers Crossing — 85+: 1.5% West Ipswich — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
West Ipswich 36.0% lone person
West Ipswich — Lone Person: 36.0% West Ipswich — Couple Families: 20.7% West Ipswich — One Parent Families: 32.0% West Ipswich — Group Household: 9.3% West Ipswich — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing 30.9% renting
Sadliers Crossing — Owned Outright: 32.8% Sadliers Crossing — Mortgage: 36.4% Sadliers Crossing — Renting: 30.9%
West Ipswich 57.2% renting
West Ipswich — Owned Outright: 22.5% West Ipswich — Mortgage: 20.2% West Ipswich — Renting: 57.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 14.5%
Sadliers Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% West Ipswich — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 7.2%
Sadliers Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% West Ipswich — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 4.5%
Sadliers Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% West Ipswich — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 1.8%
Sadliers Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% West Ipswich — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.0%
Sadliers Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% West Ipswich — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.3%
Sadliers Crossing — New Zealand: 3.1% West Ipswich — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 2.0% / 3.1%
Sadliers Crossing — England: 2.0% West Ipswich — England: 3.1%
China 0.6% / 0.6%
Sadliers Crossing — China: 0.6% West Ipswich — China: 0.6%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Sadliers Crossing — Ireland: 0.7% West Ipswich — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Sadliers Crossing — South Africa: 0.7% West Ipswich — South Africa: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Sadliers Crossing — Sri Lanka: not among its largest West Ipswich — Sri Lanka: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing 88.5% houses
Sadliers Crossing — Houses: 88.5% Sadliers Crossing — Townhouses: 9.8% Sadliers Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
West Ipswich 82.6% houses
West Ipswich — Houses: 82.6% West Ipswich — Townhouses: 18.5% West Ipswich — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Median house price $818,500 $717,000
Median unit price $720,000 $453,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 13 sales
 29 days
from 5 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.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
2 bed $716K / $595K
Sadliers Crossing — 2 bed: $716K (6 sales) West Ipswich — 2 bed: $595K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

3 bed $808K / $731K
Sadliers Crossing — 3 bed: $808K (34 sales) West Ipswich — 3 bed: $731K (8 sales)

34 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
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.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Houses 2.8%
$488/wk on $899K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of QLD —

Liveability

Sadliers Crossing scores higher overall (69 vs 34); West Ipswich is more walkable (86 vs 77).

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Grade A D
Score 69/100 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

West Ipswich carries more crime risk (98 vs 35).

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 High
98/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Sadliers Crossing

  • Blair State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in West Ipswich

  • Ipswich West State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ipswich West Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Childcare 5 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3

Mobility

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Walkability score 77/100 86/100
Distance to Brisbane 41 km 40.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min
same for both
Public transport score 37/100
Rail
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 15 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 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.

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Car (driver) 73.0% / 64.6%
Sadliers Crossing — Car (driver): 73.0% West Ipswich — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 12.7%
Sadliers Crossing — Worked from Home: 15.2% West Ipswich — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 2.9% / 10.1%
Sadliers Crossing — Walked Only: 2.9% West Ipswich — Walked Only: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 8.2%
Sadliers Crossing — Car (passenger): 3.8% West Ipswich — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Train 4.4% / 1.9%
Sadliers Crossing — Train: 4.4% West Ipswich — Train: 1.9%
Bus — / 2.5%
Sadliers Crossing — Bus: not among its largest West Ipswich — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.3 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Connectivity score 100/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
636 premises
 96%
430 premises

Climate

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sadliers Crossing West Ipswich
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sadliers Crossing

Large Blocks Outer Trains

West Ipswich

Outer Parks

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