West End, QLD 4101 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
West End gained 2,069 residents from internal migration and 941 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,569 people moved away — a net addition of 441 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
West End against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
West End population grew from 10,337 in 2016 to 17,928 in 2025, a change of 73.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | West End | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,337 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,206 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,290 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,615 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,700 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 15,279 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,918 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,758 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,419 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,928 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the West End SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 10 GP or clinic locations, 13 supermarkets and 10 parks. For families: 1 library and 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 49 cafés, 51 restaurants and 18 pubs and bars. Staying active: 28 gyms and 11 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Auchenflower, is about 1,200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.
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- West End State School
- Arethusa College
- Edge Early Learning
- Kids at West End
- West End Scott Street Community Kindergarten
- Edge Early Learning
- Kurilpa Community Childcare Centre
- Rachel's Place
- Kurilpa Library
- Inertia
- Australia School of Meditation and Yoga
- The Academy of Grounding Jiu Jitsu + Yoga
- Anytime Fitness
- SoBa
- Fitstop
- Pronto Pilates
- Club Lime
- Peters Lane West Village
- Brisbane Acupuncture Clinic
- Comino Medical Clinic
- Montague Road 7 Day Medical Centre
- Chambers at 32
- Therapeutic Colonics
- Absolute Recovery
- Chiropractor
- Dr Josephine Cheung
- Aldi
- Organics at Marcia's
- Wholehealth Pharmacy and Healthfoods
- Naked Foods
- The Source
- The Stores
- Mega Continental
- Woolworths
- Davies Park
- West End Riverside Lands Park
- Bunyapa Park
- People's Park
- Orleigh Park
- Boundary Street Park
- The Common
- Mollison Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.