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Suburb profile ·Brisbane LGA · QLD ·4101

West End QLD 4101

West End is in Brisbane LGA, QLD, postcode 4101, with population 14,730.

The read

Premium-market

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What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.9M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$450/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.3%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
14,730
15K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,768
86 added 12mo · 14MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,417/wk (-$73,706/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
17.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,100/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — owning runs $150/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.87M
Household income · yr
$110K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,100
Gross yield
1.3%

Household income

$110K household · yr+38.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$59K
Family
$141K
Household
$110K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1143
Students1,461
Government1
  • West End State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1143Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,340
6,340 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,340
Total incidents6,340· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault70721%
  • Break And Enter73722%
  • Drug Offences1,47444%
  • Fraud41312%

Full data detail

West End QLD — Property Data and Demographics

West End is a well-established suburb in Queensland within the Brisbane local government area (postcode 4101). The area has roughly 14,730 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $110K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

West End has a median house price of $1.9 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $450 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,100.

West End is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1143, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Brisbane LGA is moderate at 6,340 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.3%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.9M/$1.1M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 17.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.9M/$1.1M Above Median
Affordability17.0x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,100
Rent · wk(Census)$450
Gross yield1.3%
Price / income17.0x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)53
Population growth · Brisbane LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,375,301
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Brisbane LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,357
Houses2,020
Units4,338
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brisbane LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4101ATO
Negatively geared1,704 (6.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,451/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,687
Reported capital gains2,998
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population14,730
Median age34
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$2,114
Personal income · wk$1,139
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets13
Pharmacies4
GP / clinics9
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining108
aldi1
woolworths3
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public0
Private1
Townsville Day Surgeryprivate
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

West End carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

West End FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West End in?

    West End is in the Brisbane Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4101. Council-level context for Brisbane LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in West End?

    The current median house price in West End, QLD is $1.9M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in West End?

    The median weekly rent in West End is $450/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is West End a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West End show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West End?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the West End data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.