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West End

Real estate profile

Location

3km south-west of the Brisbane CBD

Features

Cosmopolitan cafe and restaurant precinct, proximity to Brisbane CBD, affordable older-style homes and some new developments.

Median Price

REIQ research shows that the median house price in the suburb for the calendar year 2006 was $511,000.

Median Weekly Rent

The median weekly rent paid for a 3-bedroom house in this area in the June 2007 quarter was $350. The median weekly rent paid for a 2-bedroom unit in this area for the same period was $345.

Profile

West End is an eclectic and dynamic suburb. It was once a very working class area, with a number of factories located along the river and Montague Road. As these factories began to shut down the suburb increasingly became home to university students, alternative types, and international migrants due to its affordable housing and rents, and its proximity to the CBD.

This new mix of residents created a community vibe that is unmatched anywhere else in Brisbane. Small restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, shops, bars and bakeries began to pop up along Boundary Street, and have been added to over the years, providing a vibrant high street atmosphere day and night.

However, as urban renewal projects in areas such as Newstead and New Farm begin to wind down, the Council and developers are increasingly looking towards the old industrial areas of West End to help house the future growth of Brisbane. This has been progressing slowly in recent years down by the river and in the areas between Boundary Street and the Convention Centre.

It remains to be seen whether the urban renewal programme will improve the area without detracting from the eclectic vibe that so many residents of West End and Brisbane so greatly value.

According to the 2006 Census there were 6,206 people living in the suburb with a median age of 34. The median individual income was $483 per week. Of all occupied private dwellings 36.1% were either fully owned or being purchased; 54.7% were being rented.

Source: REIQ

REIQ Copyright 2007. Enquiries about the reproduction of part or all of the information should be directed to the Marketplace Strategy division of the The Real Estate Institute of Qld Ph 3249 7300.

This information has been carefully compiled by the REIQ and is not intended to be treated as a warranty or promise as to the correctness of the information.

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