West End (Townsville)
QLD 4810 · Townsville
3,891 (2021) → 4,047 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
West End (Townsville) is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4810, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in West End (Townsville) are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. West End (Townsville) has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.72%), New Zealand (2.47%), India (0.87%), Philippines (0.85%), USA (0.67%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.54%), Spanish (0.46%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.44%), German (0.44%), Italian (0.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Townsville local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 958 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Townsville West State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 864
- Townsville Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · CatholicICSEA 843
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Margaret Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1024
- Belgian Gardens State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1051
- Hermit Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1022
- Marian Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1042
- Townsville State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 914
- Townsville Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1119
- Cleveland Education and Training CentreCombined · Government · 2kmICSEA 746
- Garbutt State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 754
- Townsville Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 950
- Railway Estate State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 917
- Currajong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 915
- Queensland Pathways State College - Townsville CampusSecondary · Government · 2.7km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about West End (Townsville)
Is West End (Townsville) safe?
West End (Townsville) has a residential safety score of 20/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,813 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is West End (Townsville) from Brisbane CBD?
West End (Townsville) is about 1111.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in West End (Townsville)?
West End (Townsville) has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 854 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in West End (Townsville)?
West End (Townsville) has a transport score of 0/100.