West End, Queensland

West End
BrisbaneQueensland
View down Boundary Street
West End is located in Queensland
West End
West End
Coordinates27°28′59″S 153°00′24″E / 27.4830°S 153.0066°E / -27.4830; 153.0066 (West End (centre of suburb))
Population14,730 (2021 census)
 • Density6,400/km2 (16,600/sq mi)
Established1860s
Postcode(s)4101
Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location2.9 km (2 mi) SW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)City of Brisbane (The Gabba Ward)[1]
State electorate(s)South Brisbane
Federal division(s)Griffith
Suburbs around West End:
Auchenflower Milton South Brisbane
Toowong West End Highgate Hill
St Lucia St Lucia Highgate Hill

West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, West End had a population of 9,474 people.[3]

The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat.[4]

  1. ^ "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "West End – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 50282)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Culture « Turrbal Aboriginal Nation". dakibudtcha.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.