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Suburb profile ·Townsville LGA · QLD ·4810

West End QLD 4810

West End is in Townsville LGA, QLD, postcode 4810, with population 3,891.

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,891
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
3,712
303 added 12mo · 31MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,430
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,430/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $347/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$73K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,430

Household income

$73K household · yr-8.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$108K
Household
$73K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA854
Students315
Catholic1
Government1
  • Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 866Zoned
  • Townsville Flexible SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 842Zoned

2 of 2 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
10,578
10,578 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k10,578
Total incidents10,578· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,39733%
  • Break And Enter1,51521%
  • Drug Offences2,84240%
  • Fraud4276%

Full data detail

West End QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Townsville local government area, West End is a compact suburb (postcode 4810). The area has roughly 3,891 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,430.

West End is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 854, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 ferry wharfves, 54 bus stops. The crime rate in the Townsville LGA is higher than average at 10,578 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,430
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Population growth · Townsville LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)206,260
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Townsville LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)874
Houses754
Units120
YoY change+0%
Employment · Townsville LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4810ATO
Negatively geared1,127 (7.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,827/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,144
Reported capital gains1,723
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,891
Median age40
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$1,402
Personal income · wk$921
Persons / bedroom0.8
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops54
Ferry wharves2
Orleigh St at West End Ferry, stop 15
West End ferry terminal
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

West End leans on evidence that should be verified before a 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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 56 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Townsville Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4810. Council-level context for Townsville LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The median weekly rent in West End is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is West End a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West End show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.