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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
West End is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 14,730, making it a smaller community. Located 2 km from the Brisbane CBD, West End is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $109,928 per year.
Above-average earnings in West End support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for West End. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 4 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near West End on My School →Estimated 6 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 14,730 residents, West End is one of Queensland's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.7× the state median of 5,474 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $109,928/year runs 22% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $450 equates to $1,950/month — about 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,100/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 2 km from the Brisbane CBD, West End sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 17% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How West End stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean West End sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | West End | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,730 | 5,474 | +169% |
| Median household income | $109,928/yr | $90,298/yr | +22% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $450 | $385 | +17% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,100 | $1,733 | +21% |
| Distance to CBD | 2 km | 62 km | -97% |
| Separate houses | 17% | 77% | -60pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for West End — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 22% above the Queensland suburb median ($109,928 vs $90,298), and the 2 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Queensland, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $450/week (~$1,950/month) covers 93% of the $2,100/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $150/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 17% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →West End enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 22% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 14,730 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~93% of the typical mortgage ($1,950/month rent vs $2,100/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 86/100 places West End in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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West End scores 86/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 14,730, median household income of $109,928/year and median weekly rent of $450. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in West End are proximity to Brisbane (2 km), an above-state-median household income of $109,928/year, a dwelling mix that is 17% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 6 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
West End has a usual resident population of approximately 14,730, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
West End sits 2 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Brisbane employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $450 in West End, equating to approximately $23,400/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in West End is $2,100, or approximately $25,200/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $450 works out to $1,950/month, covering 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,100/month. That leaves a $150/month shortfall (around $1,800/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,100 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (17% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.