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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.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $250/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 3,891 4K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

West End depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices and Hospitals.

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Available
1
Verify
2
Missing
Development momentum

874 latest-year approvals in Townsville, +0.0% YoY; population +1.1% YoY (1.2% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

West End depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices and Hospitals.

Next step

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Direct
5

Crime, Schools, Transport, Population growth

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
2

Property prices, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

West End currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

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.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 2 matched, including Townsville Flexible School, Townsville West State School.
Crime: 10,770 per 100k at the Townsville LGA level.
Transport: 56 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

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

Full data detail

West End QLD

Postcode 4810 · Townsville LGA

West End is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Townsville local government area (postcode 4810). With a population of 3,891, the suburb has 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 10,770 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+1.1% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$250
Population
3,891
Demographics
Median age40
Household size1.9
HH income /wk$1,402
Personal income /wk$921
Mortgage /mth$1,430
Crime (Townsville LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)10,770
Total incidents10,770
Transport
Bus stops54
Ferry wharves2
Orleigh St at West End Ferry, stop 15
West End ferry terminal
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA854
Total students315
Catholic1
Government1
Townsville Flexible SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 842
Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 866
Population growth (Townsville LGA)
Population (2025)206,260
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
Development (Townsville LGA)
Approvals (2026)874
Houses754
Units120
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

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.