Sadliers Crossing, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Sadliers Crossing
City:Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6141°N 152.7455°W
Pop:1358
Postcode:4305
Area:0.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1.8
Dir1:NW
Location1:Ipswich CBD
Dist2:47.4
Dir2:SW
Location2:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Coalfalls
Near-Ne:Woodend
Near-E:Woodend
Near-Se:Ipswich CBD
Near-S:West Ipswich
Near-Sw:Leichhardt
Near-W:Wulkuraka
Near-Nw:Wulkuraka

Sadliers Crossing is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,358 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the west and south-west by the Bremer River.

The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the south-east (Ipswich CBD) and exits to the west (Wulkuraka) with Thomas Street railway station serving the suburb (-27.6148°N 152.7455°W).[2]

History

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner Thomas Sadlier.[1]

In 1901, Blair Methodist Church opened at 29 Burnett Street . Circa 1977 it became Blair Uniting Church. It closed circa 1980.[3] As at February 2022, the church building is still extant but in private ownership.

Blair State School opened on 26 March 1917. Unlike most Queensland state schools which are named for the suburb/locality that they serve, Blair State School was named honour of Sir James Blair who was instrumental in the establishment of the school.[4]

Mater Dei Catholic Church opened in a converted house in 1964.

Demographics

In the, Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,366 people.

In the, Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,358 people.

Heritage listings

Sadliers Crossing has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Blair State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls in Cribb Street (-27.612°N 152.7485°W).[6] [7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 391 students with 29 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[8] It includes a special education program.

There are no secondary schools in Sadliers Crossing. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School in Brassall to the north and Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the south-east.

Amenities

Mater Dei Catholic Church is on the northern corner of Rowland Terrace and Ferrett Street in a converted house .[9] [10]

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is at 5 Ferrett Street .[11]

There are a number of parks in the area:

Transport

Thomas Street Railway Station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 13 February 2022.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Blake. Thom. Blair Methodist Church. 2022-02-26. Queensland religious places database. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226070536/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4435. live.
  4. Web site: Our School. 26 February 2022. Blair State School. 14 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314082323/https://blairss.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Pages/Ourschool.aspx. live.
  5. 9 July 2013.
  6. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  7. Web site: 2020-02-19. Blair State School. 2022-02-26. Blair State School. en. 27 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727130750/http://blairss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  8. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  9. Web site: Blake. Thom. Mater Dei Catholic Church. 2022-02-26. Queensland religious places database. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226070538/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4434. live.
  10. Web site: Mater Dei Church, Sadliers Crossing. 2022-02-26. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. en. 21 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421113424/https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/parishes-mass-times/mass-centre/mater-dei-church-sadliers-crossing/. live.
  11. Web site: Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. 2022-02-26. Churches Australia. en. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226070534/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/other-denominations/directory/5477-plymouth-brethren-christian-church. live.
  12. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.