Are you looking to purchase a home or investment property in Wilston? How do you determine if this is the right suburb for you? As Wilston Buyers Agents, we have made it easy, by compiling information about Wilston that is important to know when considering this suburb for your home or investment purchase.
Key Takeaways
- Prestigious Inner-North Location: Wilston offers a village lifestyle, strong community feel, and proximity to the CBD, with excellent access to parks, cafes, and transport options including train and bus.
- Family-Focused & Education-Rich: Highly sought-after by professional families due to strong school catchments (Wilston SS, Kelvin Grove SC), private school access, and child-friendly amenities.
- Character Homes & Renovation Potential: Known for its renovated Queenslanders and leafy streets, with a mix of modern homes and limited townhouses; original homes still offer renovation opportunities.
- High-Income Demographic & Owner-Occupier Appeal: Median family income is nearly double the QLD average, with 66% owner-occupiers reflecting long-term demand and stability.
- Premium Property Market with Low Vacancy: Median price sits at $1.78M (Sep 2025), 10-year growth rate of 89.1%, and an ultra-low vacancy rate of 0.6% highlights strong ongoing demand from buyers and renters. (ABS, 2021)
Geography
Located only a short distance from its inner-city neighbours, Wilston has both prestige and convenience as well as an infectious community spirit. Kedron Brook and Enoggera Creek border Wilston to the north and south, providing opportunities to access parks, playgrounds and sporting fields. Being a locally based Wilston Buyers Agent, Streamline Property Buyers understand that Wilston has a mix of pockets that appeal to different demographics including elevated aspects with full city views and areas with direct parkland access near the creek.
Wilston has a village feel and is complemented by a cafe and restaurant lifestyle strip that the locals flock to. Wilston is convenient to the north-south arterial roads in Brisbane, the tunnel entrance, and is also easily accessible and well serviced with excellent train and bus infrastructure.
Transport
Both trains and buses provide the main public transport options for Wilston, with only a 10 min journey to the Brisbane CBD by train, and 20 mins by bus. For timetables click here to access the Translink website. Riding a bike or e-scooter is also a popular way to travel being so close to the city.
Education
Wilston has a very strong school catchment with several education options in Primary schools. Wilston State School recently celebrated its 100th year and has beautiful grounds with a mix of modern and heritage buildings on campus. St Columba’s Catholic Primary School has provided quality education for the Wilston and neighbouring communities for over 100 years as well.
Wilston also has easy access to prestigious secondary education options, and as local Wilston Buyers Agents, we know that a lot of families in the area choose to enroll their children into private schools or send them to the popular high achieving Kelvin Grove State College or Kedron State High school.
If you’re unsure about finding the school catchment zones in Brisbane read our blog for in-depth information here, because the suburb boundary does not always align with the school catchment boundary lines.
Amenities
There are multiple locations within Wilston for cafes, restaurants, hair salons, and small retail stores. If you would like to know more about the best local venues in Wilston, head to the Must Do Brisbane’s website here or The Weekend Edition’s list of options here.
Green Space
There is an abundance of popular, multi-use green spaces and parkland in Wilston. Finsbury Park, a local favourite, is nestled on the banks of nearby Enoggera Creek, boasting sporting facilities from hockey fields to soccer grounds. Wilston is also very close to Downey Park, home to Brisbane’s women’s sports, north of the river, including Netball, Hockey, and Softball.
These parks are popular with locals for weekend meet-ups, social gatherings, and group and personal exercise classes. Although the community feel is strong, they also welcome newcomers to the area.
Employment Hubs
Locals living in Wilston either commute to the Brisbane CBD or to various employment hubs in neighbouring suburbs. Being so close to the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Wilston also attracts a high number of medical professionals. Wilston is also approximately 14km to the Airport for those locals who need to travel interstate or overseas for work.
Typical Property Style
Wilston has a wide range of housing styles but is known for its renovated Queenslander style homes on large blocks. As local Wilston Buyers Agents, we know there are still limited opportunities to renovate the more original homes. There are also modern, newly built homes on smaller blocks of land that have been split into 400 – 500m2 lot sizes.
There are some smaller developments of townhouses being built to add to the existing apartments and townhouses in the area, but these are mainly located on busier roads.
Demographics
Wilston is a highly sought-after suburb, home to a large proportion of professional couples and high-income families. At the 2021 Census, the average weekly family income was $3,969, significantly higher than the Queensland average of $2,024. Furthermore, 66% of residents are owner-occupiers, highlighting stability, community appeal, and long-term demand in the suburb. The area attracts many families with young children who often move into the Wilston area to raise their children.
Wilston’s Most Desirable Areas
There are many highly desirable pockets in Wilston to consider, including the elevated positions north of Abuklea Street and the Wilston Village which showcase quiet, tree-lined streets with city views.
Staying away from the main roads and the low-lying areas prone to flooding is the best way to buy well in Wilston, but due to the higher prices compromising on the road and railway noise can also be a way to get into the area. Even streets prone to flooding close to Enoggera Creek such as Cramond Street, Vardon Street, and Langley Ave are still highly desirable and achieve higher sales prices. Of course, getting local knowledge from a Wilston Buyers Agent is the best way to understand which areas are best for you.
Median Price Values
As at September 2025, the median sale price for dwellings in Wilston is $1,780,000 and $853,000 for units. Buyers seeking a family home on a larger block that requires little to no renovation should expect to spend in the high $1 to low $2 million range. On the rental side, the 2021 Census reported a median weekly rent of $400 in Wilston, compared to the Queensland average of $365 (ABS, 2021).
Suburb Growth
As at September 2025, Wilston has recorded a 10-year house growth rate of 89.1%, underperforming the majority of Brisbane’s most sought-after suburbs. Whereas units recorded a higher 10-year growth rate of 95.1%, displaying its growing property type in Wilston. The suburb also maintains a low vacancy rate of just 0.6%, highlighting continued strong demand from both owner-occupiers and tenants.
Conclusion
You can find out up to date news for the area and local interest stories at Wilston News here. The Wilston Community Facebook Group for asking questions can be accessed here.
Hopefully, this information has been helpful in your quest to understand what buying your next property in Wilston may entail. You can listen to a more in-depth review of Wilston from a local’s perspective on the Brisbane Property Podcast in our interview with Wilston local of 21 years, Alistair McMillan here.
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