Suburbs Wilsonton Heights

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Wilsonton Heights QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Wilsonton Heights, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Wilsonton Heights QLD is 2,747 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wilsonton Heights is $571 per week ($29,692 per year). Median rent in Wilsonton Heights is $280 per week ($1,213 per month). Wilsonton Heights has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Wilsonton Heights has a population density of 1895.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wilsonton Heights is England. The most common religion is No Religion (42% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wilsonton Heights is $1,300.

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📍 Wilsonton Heights, Queensland — 27.5327°S, 151.9268°E

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Wilsonton Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Wilsonton Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$571/wk
$29,692 per year
#7492 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$280/wk
$1,213 per month
#5374 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Wilsonton Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.3% (1,300) Female 52.7% (1,447)

Population Density

1895.5
people per km²
2,747 people · 1.4 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,316
Family income/wk

Wilsonton Heights Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wilsonton Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.3% 283 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.7% 258 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wilsonton Heights Country of Birth

Australia
98.5%
England
0.8%
India
0.5%
Germany
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Religion

No Religion
42.1%
Catholic
17.0%
Anglican
14.7%
Not stated
8.9%
Christian (other)
5.0%
Uniting Church
4.3%
Other Religions Tot
4.0%
Othr Reln Other reln groups
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
48.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
35.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.5%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Other
33.9%
SAL Tot
18.3%
Arabic
15.7%
Australian Indigenous
11.3%
SAL Tagalog
10.4%
Korean
4.3%
Mandarin
3.5%
IAL Punjabi
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
30.4% 598 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.3% 340 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.6% 110 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.8% 922 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
55.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.4%
Bachelor Degree
15.1%
Certificate I/II
6.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.0%
Postgraduate Degree
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Occupation

Community & Personal Service
21.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.8%
Professionals
15.1%
Labourers
12.9%
Clerical & Administrative
12.9%
Managers
6.7%
Sales Workers
6.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Wilsonton Heights Field of Study

Engineering
20.0%
Society & Culture
17.9%
Management & Commerce
17.5%
Health
11.7%
Education
8.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.1%
Architecture & Building
6.7%
Creative Arts
2.8%
Information Technology
2.5%
Agriculture & Environment
2.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
8.6%
$500-$649/wk
6.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.0%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.2%
$4,000+/wk
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
36.2% 788
↔️
Separated
5.4% 118
📋
Divorced
11.6% 253
🕊️
Widowed
5.1% 111
👤
Never married
41.6% 904

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Ancestry

English
30.0%
Australian
29.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
8.2%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.4%
Scottish
6.6%
Other
5.5%
Filipino
1.9%
Dutch
1.2%
Italian
1.0%
Chinese
0.6%
Welsh
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wilsonton Heights School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
36.0%
Secondary — Government
30.1%
Vocational Education
15.5%
Primary — Catholic
6.0%
Pre-school
6.0%
Secondary — Catholic
3.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.1% 519
✅
No need for assistance
89.9% 4,625

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.0% 244
—
Not a volunteer
88.0% 1,791

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.0%
$300-$449/mo
2.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
5.4%
$800-$999/mo
9.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
38.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
1.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wilsonton Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.6%
Did not go to work
10.0%
Car (passenger)
8.1%
Taxi/Rideshare
1.3%
Bus
1.0%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Walked only
0.5%
Other
0.3%
Truck
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.4%
1 vehicle
45.1%
2 vehicles
34.1%
3 vehicles
9.2%
4+ vehicles
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.4%
2 bedrooms
12.0%
3 bedrooms
62.7%
4 bedrooms
22.2%
5 bedrooms
2.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Population Mobility

16.0%
moved in the last year
45.7%
moved in the last 5 years
10.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
51.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Indigenous Population

11.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
608
Indigenous residents
4,582
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
434
Asthma
172
Arthritis
105
Diabetes
84
Heart disease
79
Lung condition
65
Kidney disease
44
Cancer
35
Stroke
32
Dementia
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
9.6%
$300-$399/wk
7.6%
$400-$499/wk
5.8%
$500-$649/wk
5.0%
$650-$799/wk
11.3%
$800-$999/wk
13.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
35.0%
Couple — no children
25.5%
One parent — children under 15
19.3%
One parent — no children under 15
10.1%
Couple — no children under 15
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
4.8% 98
👤
Never served
95.0% 1,933

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.0% 324
—
Did not provide
84.0% 1,700

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Children Ever Born

No children
30.8%
1 child
12.9%
2 children
26.1%
3 children
17.8%
4 children
8.6%
5+ children
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Wilsonton Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
16
1961–1970
24
1971–1980
16
1981–1990
28
1991–2000
20
2001–2010
49
2011–2015
41
2017
6
2018
19
2019
50
2020
10
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.7%
5–14 hours
27.2%
15–29 hours
11.2%
30+ hours
9.8%
Did not do domestic work
34.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Household Size

1 person
28.7%
2 persons
35.2%
3 persons
14.8%
4 persons
12.2%
5 persons
4.7%
6+ persons
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,133
Moved from QLD
292
Moved — same area (SA2)
78
Moved from NSW
17
Moved from overseas
7
Moved from NT
5
Moved from VIC
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
76.0%
Step family — no other children
12.0%
Blended family — no other children
10.7%
Intact family — other children present
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wilsonton Heights Schools

19
schools nearby
10
government
960
avg ICSEA score
6,599
total students
The Glennie School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 700 students
1073
ICSEA
St Ursula's College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 401 students
1043
ICSEA
Glenvale Christian School Independent
Primary · Prep-6 · 127 students
1037
ICSEA
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 454 students
1029
ICSEA
The Industry School - Toowoomba Independent
Secondary · 10-12 · 92 students
1024
ICSEA
St Mary's College Catholic
Combined · 5-12 · 930 students
1017
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 246 students
998
ICSEA
Holy Name Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 148 students
987
ICSEA
Glenvale State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 658 students
971
ICSEA
Toowoomba West Special School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 140 students
953
ICSEA
Good Samaritan College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 79 students
950
ICSEA
Fairview Heights State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 342 students
931
ICSEA
Wilsonton State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 904 students
920
ICSEA
Toowoomba North State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 237 students
909
ICSEA
Newtown State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 337 students
900
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 19 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Wilsonton Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,126/wk
Median Rent $280/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Wilsonton Heights

≈ $4,879/month
Median rent $280/wk
Left after rent $846/wk
Rent share 24.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $497/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $10/wk
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Income: $614/wk Rent: $275/wk Save: $5/wk
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Income: $610/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $35/wk

Wilsonton Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Hyde Park (Qld)
Pop: 1,374 Income: $848/wk Rent: $253/wk
Mount Nathan
Pop: 1,375 Income: $943/wk Rent: $600/wk
Doomadgee
Pop: 1,387 Income: $354/wk Rent: $120/wk
Normanton
Pop: 1,391 Income: $750/wk Rent: $170/wk
Howard
Pop: 1,394 Income: $456/wk Rent: $248/wk
Glenview
Pop: 1,396 Income: $803/wk Rent: $455/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wilsonton Heights

What is the population of Wilsonton Heights QLD?

The population of Wilsonton Heights QLD is 2,747 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1895.5 people per km².Wilsonton Heights is ranked #2,559 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wilsonton Heights?

The median personal income in Wilsonton Heights QLD is $571 per week, or $29,692 per year.The median household income is $1,126 per week.Family income is $1,316 per week.Wilsonton Heights is ranked #7,492 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wilsonton Heights?

Median rent in Wilsonton Heights QLD is $280 per week ($1,213 per month).Rent represents 24.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Wilsonton Heights ranks #5,374 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wilsonton Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wilsonton Heights QLD is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wilsonton Heights?

The median age in Wilsonton Heights QLD is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wilsonton Heights a good suburb to live in?

Wilsonton Heights is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,747.The median income is $571/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 33088. All dollar figures in AUD.