West End

West End population grew from 10,337 in 2016 to 17,928 in 2025, a change of 73.4% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.

The median weekly rent across all dwellings in West End was $780 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 20% on a year earlier. That is $124 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $1,050 and a 2-bedroom unit $850.

Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

• Relative disadvantage (IRSD)

  Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
  Decile 8

  score 1,051
• Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)

  Higher decile means more relative advantage
  Decile 9

  score 1,098
• Economic resources (IER)

  Income and housing capacity
  Decile 2

  score 938
• Education & occupation (IEO)

  Education and occupational skill levels
  Decile 10

  score 1,150

West End is policed by the Queensland Police Service West End Division, which also covers Highgate Hill and South Brisbane. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not West End specifically.

Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole West End Division over the last 12 months, running 61% above the Queensland rate and down on the year before. None of this is specific to West End — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the West End Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.

West End has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 48% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 3.6% of West End as flood-liable, roughly 2.5% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.

A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →

Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.

Within the West End SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 10 GP or clinic locations, 13 supermarkets and 10 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 49 cafés, 52 restaurants and 18 pubs and bars. Staying active: 28 gyms and 11 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, South Brisbane, is about 1,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.

West End has 8 council parks covering 16 ha, with 0.3 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 3 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.

• Davies Park
  277 Montague Road, West End
  7.2 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
• Orleigh Park
  68 Hill End Terrace, West End
  5.4 ha5 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
• West End Riverside Lands Park
  51A Ferry Road, West End
  3.1 ha1 barbecue
• Boundary Street Park (No. 349)
  29A Glenfield Street, West End
  0.1 ha
• Bunyapa Park
  68 Vulture Street, West End
  0.1 ha1 barbecue
• Ryan Street Park (No. 147)
  147 Ryan Street, West End
  0.1 ha
• Ryan Street Park (No. 115)
  115 Ryan Street, West End
  0.0 ha
• West End Community Park
  155 Boundary Street, West End
  0.0 ha

Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →

Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.

From West End, route 60 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 9 minutes, roughly every 5 minutes in the morning peak. The CityCat also runs from West End (about 17 minutes). Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.

1. HereWest End+2.9%
2. 01Spring Hill+5.0%
3. 02Brisbane City+3.9%
4. 03Fortitude Valley+3.3%
5. 04Kangaroo Point+2.9%
6. 05South Brisbane+2.5%
7. 06Highgate Hill+1.9%
8. 07New Farm+1.1%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

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