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Wilston

Ranked #6 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
42
#169 of 277
Safety
64
#104 of 277
Wealth
93
#20 of 277
Value
98
#6 of 277
Parks
45
#163 of 277
Cafés
89
#26 of 277
Transit
96
#11 of 277
Green space
26
#231 of 277
Active & healthy
51
#134 of 277

The numbers

Population4,110
Area1.37 km²
Median household income$2,971/wk
Median rent$405/wk
Crime rate85.4 incidents per 1,000 people (Stafford police division — not suburb-level)
Parks5 (3.34 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park53.3% of the suburb
Cafés5
Gyms & sport venues10

Common questions about Wilston

Is Wilston safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Brisbane, scoring 64/100 for safety and ranking #104 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 85 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Stafford police division, not for Wilston alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Wilston good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 64/100, parks 45/100 and green space 26/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Wilston expensive to live in?

Median rent is $405 a week, and household income ranks #20 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 98/100 for value.

Does Wilston have good public transport?

It scores 96/100 for transit, #11 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Wilston?

53% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 26/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

NewmarketWindsorGrangeHerstonKelvin GroveAlderley

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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