About this property
Alternate search: Unit 20710, 11 BEESLEY STREET.
11 Beesley Street, West End QLD 4101, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 20710, 11 BEESLEY STREET.
The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means “place of the water rat”. It reflects the historic presence of water rats in the local riverbank environment.
Nearby heritage sites include the West End Gasworks (≈0.1 km), the Gas Stripping Tower (≈0.1 km), Astrea (≈0.7 km) and the Thomas Dixon Centre (≈0.7 km). These landmarks showcase the suburb’s industrial and cultural history.
The property is close to frequent bus services such as routes 199, 192, 198 and the CityGlider along Montague Road. CityCat ferries operate from the West End ferry wharf and Auchenflower railway station is about 0.8 km away.
Davies Park and West End Community Park are within 0.2–0.3 km, offering open green space. The Green Flea Markets, held weekly at Davies Park, are just 0.2 km away.
The Thomas Dixon Centre, a performing‑arts venue, is roughly 0.7 km away, and the West End Library (formerly Kurilpa Library) is a short walk at 178–180 Boundary Street.
According to the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people with a median age of 35 years, which is slightly younger than the Australian median.
The riverbank was once covered in dense rainforest teeming with unique flora and wildlife, including water rats that gave the area its Aboriginal name. Early European settlers later used the fertile soil for farms and orchards before the suburb’s urban development.