Who lives here
14,730
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age34
- Aged 65+9.1%
- Under 2526.8%
- Median household income$2,114/wk
- Median rent$450/wk
Brisbane, Queensland
The inner-Brisbane suburb where income and youth both run high.
West End sits inside Brisbane's inner south, an easy walk to South Bank and the river, and the money backs that up: household income runs to $2,114 a week, family income further again at $2,720. Professional, scientific and technical services is the largest industry across the Brisbane council area, with 26,208 businesses on the books, accountants, architects, consultants and agencies who like the postcode without paying for a CBD lease. West End itself carries an estimated 1,700 businesses of its own, cafes, studios, clinics and trades packed into one of the city's smallest, densest suburbs.
More than a quarter of West End's population is under 25, at 26.8%, against just 9.1% aged over 65. Most of the suburb is choosing where to eat, who to book and what to buy from a phone screen, not a desktop. A cafe owner pulling the early crowd on Boundary Street, a physio near the river, a tattoo artist or a small architecture practice are all selling to people who check Instagram and Google before they cross the road. Household income here supports the better trade, but the customer still has to find the business first, and a slow, desktop-only site in a suburb this walkable is money left on the footpath.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The West End market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for West End itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Brisbane area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,700
businesses in West End (estimated*)
- Brisbane total145,916
- Solo / non-employing91,188
- 1–4 staff36,539
- 5–19 staff13,340
- 20+ staff4,849
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Brisbane (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services26,208
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Rental, hiring & real estate19,638
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Construction18,377
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Health care & social assistance15,180
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Transport, postal & warehousing12,139
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Financial & insurance services8,759
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What West End businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
A credible site for consultants, architects and agencies working out of West End: services, team, case studies and a contact form that actually gets used.
- Services and case study pages
- Team bios that build trust fast
- Mobile-first, loads in seconds
- Contact form wired to your inbox
Cafe & Retail Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
A menu, trading hours and location that load instantly on a phone outside on Boundary Street, built for the lunch crowd deciding in ten seconds.
- Menu and daily specials, easy to update
- Trading hours and location up front
- Instagram feed and gallery built in
- Click-to-call and map on every page
Clinic Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
Online booking for a physio, GP or allied health clinic near the river, real-time availability, intake forms and reminders that cut no-shows.
- Real-time online booking calendar
- Digital intake and consent forms
- Automated SMS and email reminders
- Practitioner profiles and services
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Why FindDevs in West End
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around West End the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for West End's actual customers.
The median age in West End is 34. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
West End questions.
It depends on scope, but the three project types we quote most often in West End land in familiar bands. A professional services or consultancy site runs $3,000 – $8,000. A cafe or retail site with a menu and gallery runs $3,500 – $9,500. A booking system for a clinic or studio, with real-time availability and intake forms, runs $4,500 – $12,000. You get fixed-price quotes from three vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Not necessarily, and that's by design. FindDevs matches your brief to three vetted Australian developers based on the skills and experience your project needs, not their postcode. What they do build in is local SEO, so your site shows up when someone in West End or the inner south searches for what you do. You get fixed-price quotes from three developers within 24 hours and choose whichever fits.
Most projects land between two and six weeks depending on scope. A straightforward professional services or consultancy site is usually 2–4 weeks. A cafe or retail site with a menu and photo gallery is closer to 3–5 weeks. A clinic or studio booking system, with real-time availability and intake forms, typically takes 4–6 weeks. You will have a fixed-price quote and a realistic timeline within 24 hours of sending through your brief.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to West End businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around West End, by registered businesses in Brisbane. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
26,208
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
19,638
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
18,377
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
15,180
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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