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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Wilston is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,110, making it a boutique locality. Located 4 km from the Brisbane CBD, Wilston is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $154,492 per year.
Strong household incomes in Wilston underpin solid property demand. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Wilston. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Wilston on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Wilston is a smaller community of 4,110 — about 75% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $154,492/year runs 71% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $405/week (~$1,755/month) covers only 65% of the median mortgage of $2,700/month — the remaining $945/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. At 4 km from the Brisbane CBD, Wilston sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 14% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Wilston stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Wilston sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Wilston | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,110 | 5,474 | -25% |
| Median household income | $154,492/yr | $90,298/yr | +71% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $405 | $385 | +5% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,700 | $1,733 | +56% |
| Distance to CBD | 4 km | 62 km | -94% |
| Separate houses | 66% | 77% | -11pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Wilston — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 71% above the Queensland suburb median ($154,492 vs $90,298), and the 4 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Queensland, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $405/week covers 65% of a $2,700/month mortgage, leaving a $945/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 66% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Wilston enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 71% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 4,110 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~65% of the typical mortgage ($1,755/month rent vs $2,700/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 85/100 places Wilston in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Wilston scores 85/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 4,110, median household income of $154,492/year and median weekly rent of $405. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Wilston are proximity to Brisbane (4 km), an above-state-median household income of $154,492/year, a dwelling mix that is 66% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Wilston has a usual resident population of approximately 4,110, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Wilston sits 4 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Brisbane employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $405 in Wilston, equating to approximately $21,060/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wilston is $2,700, or approximately $32,400/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $405 works out to $1,755/month, covering 65% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,700/month. That leaves a $945/month shortfall (around $11,340/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4,110 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,700 median mortgage, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.