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Wishart, QLD 4122 — Suburb Profile

Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
11,444
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
40
Median age
Years
41.4%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.9
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,017/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$784/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$440/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,959/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
77.6%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.6%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.8%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
60.4%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
5.7%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
75.9%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 36.1%Mortgaged 35.1%Rented 25.4%Other / not stated 3.3%

Where the growth came from

Wishart gained 928 residents from internal migration and 442 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,396 people moved away — a net addition of -26 before natural increase.

Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Internal migration in+928
Internal migration out+1,214
Overseas migration in+442
Natural increase-4
Population (ERP)
11,870
▲ 2,021 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
-0.25%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
-26
1,370 in · 1,396 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
240th
Top 99% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Wishart against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Wishart population grew from 11,237 in 2016 to 11,870 in 2025, a change of 5.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearWishartQueensland average
201611,2374,845,152
201711,4564,926,380
201811,5965,006,623
201911,6545,088,847
202011,6935,165,613
202111,5775,215,814
202211,5785,310,905
202311,7465,450,235
202411,9005,571,890
202511,8705,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population10,81711,444+5.8%
Median age3940+1 yr
Median household income$1,710/wk$2,017/wk+18%
Median weekly rent$420/wk$440/wk+4.8%
Born overseas36.3%41.4%+5.1 pts

Facilities & amenities

What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.

SchoolsOSM
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
4
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
17
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Wishart SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 2 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 17 parks. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 11 sports fields. The nearest train station, Altandi, is about 4,850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 66 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Wishart State School
  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
  • Brisbane Adventist College
GPs & clinics
  • Wishart Medical Centre
  • MyLocalDoc Wishart
Supermarkets
  • Foodworks
  • Foodworks
  • Kabayan Filipino Store
  • Authentic Australian Manuka Honey
Parks
  • Merrick Street Park
  • Mindona Rotary Park
  • McCarron Park
  • Pindari Crescent Park
  • Berkshire Crescent Park
  • Coora Street Park
  • Wishart Bushland
  • Delavan Street Park

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.

Socio-economic indexes

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 7
score 1,042
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,043
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 7
score 1,031
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 8
score 1,055

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Rochedale - Burbank+5.2%
02Upper Mount Gravatt+1.8%
03Eight Mile Plains+1.6%
04Mount Gravatt+1.0%
05Macgregor (Qld)+1.0%
06Mansfield (Qld)+1.0%