Sadliers Crossing, Queensland

Sadliers Crossing Ipswich, Queensland
Sadliers Crossing
Coordinates	27°37′S 152°45′E / 27.617°S 152.750°ECoordinates: 27°37′S 152°45′E / 27.617°S 152.750°E
Population	1,075 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4305
Location	42 km (26 mi) from Brisbane 2 km (1 mi) from Ipswich
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Ipswich
Federal Division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Sadliers Crossing: Wulkuraka Coalfalls Woodend Wulkuraka Sadliers Crossing Ipswich Leichhardt Leichhardt West Ipswich

Sadliers Crossing is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,075.^[1]

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of Thomas Sadlier.^[2]

Transport

Thomas Street Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

Heritage listings

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

• over Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka: Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge^[3]

Education

Unlike most Queensland state schools which are named for the suburb/locality that they serve, the Queensland state primary school in Sadliers Crossing is called Blair State School in honour of Sir James Blair who was instrumental in the establishment of the school.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sadliers Crossing (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. Place name details
3. "Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge (entry 602569)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. "Our School". Blair State School. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Sadliers Crossing