Wynnum West, Queensland


Wynnum West is an outer eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Wynnum West is located east of the Brisbane CBD.

History

The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1860s, with land use focusing on agriculture and viticulture. It remained sparsely populated until the 1880s and 1890s, and it was not until the post-war years that significant development occurred.
Originally part of surrounding suburbs, Wynnum West was gazetted in 1975 as a separate suburb.
The population has continued to increase since the 1990s as a result of more dwellings being constructed, and the suburb is now largely residential with a small commercial area on Wynnum Road.
At the Wynnum West had a population of 11,745 people.

Population growth


Amentities

Amenities include Wynnum Plaza Shopping Centre, Bayside BMX Club, Bayside Heritage Train Park, Durrington Park, Edward Kelk Park, Iona College and a number of other schools.
The Wynnum Plaza, the major shopping centre within the bayside area, is in Wynnum West. It contains Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Fitness First, Dan Murphy's and 59 specialty stores.

Schools

Wynnum West has one primary school, Wynnum West State School, which currently has around 491 students. This school opened in 1922 with 57 students who came mostly from rural families. Location 2036 Wynnum Road, Wynnum West. Qld.
Wynnum West has one high school, Brisbane Bayside State College. This school was formerly Wynnum North State High School and relocated at opened on 1 January 2010.

Transport

provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Cleveland.

Demographics

In the, the population of Wynnum West was 11,745, 51.4% female and 48.6% male.
The median age of the Wynnum West population was 38 years, one year above the Australian median.
72% of people living in Wynnum West were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.4%, England 4.5%, Philippines 1.6%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%.
86.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Filipino, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Hindi.