14,730 ▲ +82.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,061
- 2016: 9,474
- 2021: 14,730
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West End · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West End
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in West End is now just 34, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. With a population of 14,730, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region and is defined by a very high proportion of young adults.
14,730
▲ +82.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West End — higher than 88% of areas.
| West End | 14,730 |
|---|---|
| 4101, QLD | 35,246 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
West End is one of the largest areas at this level, with 14,730 people. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 41.7% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (12.4%) and seniors over 65 (9.1%) are both well below the state and national levels.
9.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West End, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents have never been married, while those in de facto relationships (19.0%) are much more common here than in most other areas. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
1.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West End, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33033/west-end/topic/demographics-identity