Wilston QLD 4051
Located in Queensland, Wilston sits 6 km from Brisbane CBD, around 13 minutes by car. The suburb has 4,110 residents, a median age of 37, and a median household income of $154,492 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 4.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $405 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,700. Wilston is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Wilston a good suburb?
Wilston scores a A+ (84/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 79/100 · 5.6 km · 13 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $2.03M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 61/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 37 · 4,110 residents
Liveability Rating
84 / 100 · Ranked #39 in QLDEach bar is Wilston's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Wilston?
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Our score
84 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWilston's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $2.03 million, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$2,030,000
20% above its 5 neighbours (median $1,695,000)
Based on 83 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 36 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $1.47M
- 3 bed 22 sales $1.55M
- 4 bed 28 sales $2.06M
- 5 bed 19 sales $2.81M
Units
$798,500
11% above its 4 neighbours (median $720,000)
Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 13 sales $785K
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Wilston rent for around $875 a week on average, based on 16 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$875/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $872/wk)
16 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$660/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
23 rentals advertised against an estimated 514 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $680/wk
- 10 bonds
- +65% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4051.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
9 active Airbnb listings: 7 whole homes and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.4% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Wilston safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Wilston sits in the moderate band, with 40 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 17% on the prior year.
40 offences
16.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202413 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Wilston, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. St Columba's Primary School leads the pack.
- • 495 students in one school (avg 495)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 1.8 kmKelvin GroveQueensland University of Technology · 119 courses
- 3.0 km90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Torrens University Australia · 125 courses
- 4.0 kmBrisbane C.Q.U. CampusCentral Queensland University · 57 courses
4.4% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Wilston is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Wilston.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 51.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 26.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 15.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 20.0 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 22 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Wilston.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 1,803
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Brisbane: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 11 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Wilston is home to about 4,100 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $154,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,110
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$154,492/yr
Census Median Rent
$405/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,700/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$65,416/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.9%
Total Dwellings
1,485
Owner-Occupier Rate
65.4%
Houses
70.3%
Rental Stress
13.6%
Mortgage Stress
21.0%
Work From Home
33.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
23 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 503 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.6%
- Employment Rate
- 72%
- Completed Year 12
- 64.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
140 residents (3.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,899 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
34% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (823 of 2,410).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,480 people work here; 2,410 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 34% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,519 a year through Brisbane based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Brisbane
In the year to August 2026, 9,382 new dwellings were approved across Brisbane. That mix is 2,948 houses and 6,434 units. Approvals are up 9.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Turrbal People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 14.7 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Brisbane CBD (South East Queensland) monitoring station, 4.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Archerfield Airport, 15.3 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 10.0 km
- 1.5 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,032 mm
- 84 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.5°C
- 6 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.9°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 1.9 kmRail Passenger TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
- 3.9 kmBeer ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
- 4.3 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 4.4 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 4051, 548 of 21,197 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.2% (884 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4051, 4,552 rooftop-solar systems totalling 31.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,014 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 287 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 22 across postcode 4051.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $2,030,000 this is $1,280,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Madonna Jarrett Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Madonna Jarrett | 59.0% | 41.0% | +59.0 |
| 2022 | Stephen Bates | 54.4% | 45.6% | -9.3 |
| 2019 | Trevor Evans | 45.1% | 54.9% | -1.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Luke Richmond Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland) — elected at the May 2026 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jimmy Sullivan ALP | 55.3% |
| 2020 | Jimmy Sullivan ALP | 61.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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Common questions about Wilston
Is Wilston a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wilston is moderate (61/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Wilston?
Wilston has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wilston a good place to live?
Wilston has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (84/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Wilston?
Wilston, QLD had a population of 4,110 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wilston, QLD?
The postcode for Wilston, QLD is 4051.
How far is Wilston from Brisbane?
Wilston is 6 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 13 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wilston?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wilston was $154,492 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Wilston?
The median advertised rent in Wilston is $875 a week for houses (16 listings) and $660 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Wilston?
The median age of residents in Wilston was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Wilston?
There is 1 school inside the Wilston boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Wilston walkable?
Wilston scores 79/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Wilston?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Wilston (Brisbane CBD (South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.7 µg/m³. That puts Wilston below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Wilston?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wilston, Archerfield Airport (15.3 km away), summer days average 30.5°C, winter nights 8.9°C, 1,032 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 6 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wilston?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Wilston belong to?
Wilston sits within the Brisbane local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wilston?
The average residential rates bill through Brisbane is $1,519 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Wilston?
Across Brisbane, 9,382 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Wilston in?
Wilston sits within the federal Division of Brisbane, currently held by Madonna Jarrett (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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