West End

West End is a residential inner city suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 9,474 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
West End's name is a reflection of West End in London, England. At the time of its original development it was west of what was then known as North Brisbane and South Brisbane.

Establishment as a suburb
West End was established a suburb on August 11, 1975 by the Queensland Minister for Survey and Valuation, Urban and Regional Affairs. The suburb's boundaries have since been amended three times in 2002, 2015 and 2018.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, West End recorded a population of 9,474 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the West End population was 34 years, 4 years below the national median. 55.7% of people living in West End were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (4.1%), New Zealand (2.9%), Vietnam (2.3%), Greece (1.8%) and India (1.7%).

West End is a predominantly family suburb with 56.4% of households being family households. Of these family households, 50.5% have children. The other households are single-person households (30.3%) and group households (13.3%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, West End had an unemployment rate of 6.4%, 0.5% lower than the national rate. The top industries were higher education (6.7%), hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (5.4%), cafes and restaurants (5.1%), State Government administration (3.6%) and computer system design and related services (3.1%).

The weekly median household income was $1,880 (annually $97,760) and the weekly median personal income was $904 (annually $47,008).

Schools
Public schools
 * West End State School