2 Skinner Street, West End QLD 4101, Australia
2 Skinner Street is a standalone house situated in the inner‑southern suburb of West End.
The West End Gasworks heritage building is approximately 0.3 km from 2 Skinner Street, making it a short walk away.
The suburb is well serviced by frequent bus routes such as the 199 BUZ, 192, 198, and the CityGlider, plus a free Kurilpa Bus Loop. CityCat ferry services also operate from the nearby West End ferry wharf on Orleigh Street.
Davies Park is about 0.4 km away and offers riverside recreation, while West End Riverside Lands Park and Bunyapa Park are also nearby, providing green space for walking and picnics.
Yes – in addition to the West End Gasworks (0.3 km), the Gas Stripping Tower (0.5 km), Dornoch Terrace Bridge (0.7 km), Astrea (0.6 km) and Brighton Terrace (0.6 km) are all heritage‑listed landmarks within a kilometre.
The West End Library (also known as Kurilpa Library) is about 0.5 km away, and the Thomas Dixon Centre, a performing‑arts venue, is roughly 0.6 km from the house. The weekly Green Flea Markets are also situated about 0.4 km away.
West End had a population of 14,730 people in the 2021 census. The suburb is noted for its multicultural community and vibrant café, restaurant, and ethnic grocery scene.
Yes, the suburb has a history of flooding, notably the major Brisbane floods of 1893 and the 2010‑2011 events that affected low‑lying areas along the river.
