Leichhardt: what
actually goes wrong.
Leichhardt is a post-war suburb west of Ipswich, built largely as public housing in the 1950s and 1960s along Toongarra Road. Many homes have since been sold and renovated, but the underlying plumbing often dates from the original construction.
Leichhardt was built while drainage and plumbing materials were changing over, which means one house can have clay in the front yard and PVC out the back. Blockages here usually trace to one ageing section or a junction between the two, not the whole system. Original hot water systems, taps and drains across the suburb are now reaching the end of their service life at roughly the same time.
The homes, and what that means for the pipes
Post-war timber and fibro homes, many renovated, with some newer infill.
91% of occupied homes in Leichhardt are separate houses, so the drainage and stormwater on your block are almost certainly yours to maintain up to the connection point. The 2021 Census counted an average of 2.5 people per household in Leichhardt, in homes averaging 3.2 bedrooms. That is the number that should size a replacement hot water system — not the tank that happens to be there now.
Drainage and stormwater
Original drains of a similar age across the suburb, so the same faults tend to recur from one street to the next.
Getting to Leichhardt
Leichhardt is about 14 km from our Redbank Plains base, in the Brassall, Karalee & the north-west area near Leichhardt State School and Toongarra Road. We cover all 53 Ipswich suburbs, and we confirm availability for your property before anything is booked.
Around 64% of households in Leichhardt rent. If that is you, report the fault to your property manager first — they authorise the work, and we deal with them directly from there.
Sources: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Leichhardt. Distances are straight-line from Redbank Plains. Housing descriptions are general observations, not a survey of any individual property.