Wilston, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wilston is an established residential suburb on the northern side of Brisbane, about five kilometres by road from the city centre. It grew up around Wilston House, the home built in the 1870s for the Honourable William Wilson, who had settled in the district in 1868 and named the house after his birthplace in Ireland. In 1884 the surrounding land passed to the businessman John Stevenson, who subdivided it for housing. The suburb keeps a number of heritage-listed buildings, among them the Wilston Methodist Memorial Church on Kedron Brook Road. Its small commercial heart is Wilston Village, a cluster of shops and cafes on the same road, and a railway station links the suburb to the wider Citytrain network. Leafy reserves such as Eildon Hill dot the streets.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wilston is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1141, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wilston at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,110
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,971
- SEIFA score
- 1141
- Coordinates
- -27.4342, 153.0178
Wilston demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wilston using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 34% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 762 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 619 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,138 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,173 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 417 | 10% |
Share of the 4,109 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 446 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 505 | 34% |
| Rented | 503 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,044 | 70% |
| Townhouses & semis | 131 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 310 | 21% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,489 occupied private dwellings in Wilston.
- Median weekly rent
- $405
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,700
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,923
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,258
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 805 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 427 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 34 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,631 (84%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,510
- Employed part-time
- 697
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Wilston
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wilston is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Wilston
Where is Wilston?
Wilston is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wilston?
At the 2021 Census, Wilston had a population of about 4,110.
Is Wilston an advantaged area?
Wilston has an ABS SEIFA score of 1141, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wilston?
Wilston has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Wilston have high household incomes?
Wilston has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 22nd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,971 per week).
Where Wilston ranks
Wilston appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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