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Wilsonton Heights has an estimated 2,763 residents. That puts 1,906 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to population updates from the ABS for the surrounding region, combined with fresh address validations performed by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Wilsonton Heights has a resident count of approximately 2,763 as of May 2026. This represents an addition of 16 people (0.6%) compared to the 2021 Census, which counted 2,747 individuals. This calculation is derived from the resident figure of 2,763, which AreaSearch calculated using the ABS's June 2025 ERP release alongside 2 validated new addresses registered since the Census. With this population level, the local density stands at 1,905 persons per square kilometer, a figure that exceeds the typical density found in other Australian locations examined by AreaSearch.
Gains in residents were driven mostly by interstate migration, which accounted for roughly 46.0% of the population increase in recent times, though overseas arrivals and natural increase also made positive contributions. Projections developed by the ABS and Geoscience Australia for each SA2 region are utilized by AreaSearch, based on a 2022 baseline and published in 2024. For any SA2 regions lacking this coverage, or for periods past 2032, projections from the Queensland Government published in 2023 and based on 2021 data are substituted. Because the state-level figures do not break down projections by age, AreaSearch applies age-group weightings based on the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region projections (using 2022 baseline data) for each cohort. Looking ahead, the suburb of Wilsonton Heights is projected to align with the lower quartile of growth seen in regional parts of the country, with expectations that the population will rise by 4 persons by 2041 under consolidated SA2 projections, representing a total gain of 0.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
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Residential construction is highly constrained in Wilsonton Heights, with approvals averaging under 1 home annually, summing to 1 across the previous five years. Such low numbers reflect the non-urban character of the locality, where building activity is generally prompted by immediate local needs rather than wider market dynamics. Because these figures are so low, annual growth percentages and comparisons can exhibit significant volatility depending on individual developments. Wilsonton Heights exhibits building approval levels that are substantially lower than the Rest of Qld, as well as falling short of national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Wilsonton Heights
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Wilsonton Heights. A further 57 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $4.99 billion. 16 are already under construction and 16 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, health & medical and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local infrastructure updates, planning policies, and major construction projects represent key drivers of regional performance. AreaSearch has tracked 3 major developments that are expected to influence the local area. Principal projects include the New Toowoomba Hospital, Kearney West Estate, Toowoomba Fairways Country Club Retirement Village, and Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba, with details of the most significant projects listed below.
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New Toowoomba Hospital
The $1.98 billion New Toowoomba Hospital is a major redevelopment at the Baillie Henderson Hospital campus. Under the Queensland Government Hospital Rescue Plan, the facility will feature 538 overnight beds, including an 84-bed acute mental health facility. The project consolidates health services onto a single site, including a new cardiac catheterisation lab, expanded emergency department, surgical suites, and a multi-storey car park.
Kearney West Estate
Master-planned residential estate by Clive Berghofer Land Sales in Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba. The estate comprises approximately 350 residential lots delivered over multiple stages. Stages 1 to 4 are sold and completed. Stage 5, comprising 34 lots and a new West Street roundabout connection, remains on hold pending Ergon Energy relocation of underground high voltage power infrastructure.
Toowoomba Fairways Country Club Retirement Village
A $100 million retirement village development featuring 183 units by Country Club Living. This major aged care and lifestyle project provides modern retirement living options in the Cotswold Hills area with resort-style amenities, including a private 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, and clubhouse.
Kearneys Spring Clubhouse Upgrade
$2.4 million clubhouse refurbishment and pathways project at Kearneys Spring Recreation Reserve. New facilities and improved accessibility for community recreation.
Bridge Street Community
Extension to the existing relocatable home park providing an additional 60 dwelling sites for over 50s lifestyle village, increasing total sites to 245. Includes new community facilities such as pool, multi-purpose room, library/craft area, alfresco seating, BBQ area, bar, and amenities, with refurbishment of some existing facilities.
Hill Street Social and Affordable Housing
Development of 27 purpose-built residential units for social and affordable housing across two buildings, including 19 one-bedroom units, six two-bedroom units, and two four-bedroom townhouses, designed to meet accessibility standards.
Glenvale Town Centre
A 6.06-hectare master-planned mixed-use precinct designed to serve the expanding Toowoomba community. The development is anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket with an innovative e-commerce hub. The centre includes specialty retail, fast food outlets, a 7-Eleven service station, a tavern, and essential services such as medical facilities, childcare, and indoor sports spaces. It is estimated to create over 700 jobs during construction and operation.
Mission Australia Toowoomba Social and Affordable Housing
A $150 million development delivering 185 social and affordable housing units across four apartment buildings of five to six storeys in Newtown, Toowoomba. Comprising 89 social housing dwellings and 96 affordable housing dwellings, the project is led by Mission Australia Housing with financing from Palisade Investment Partners and support from the Queensland Government under its Securing Our Foundations Housing Plan. Construction commenced April 2025 with completion expected mid-2027.
1,062 residents of Wilsonton Heights are employed, from a labour force of 1,166. Unemployment sits at 8.9%, with participation at 51.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.4% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,370, about 86% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The workforce of Wilsonton Heights is evenly distributed between manual and office-based roles, with strong representation in critical service fields, and an unemployment rate of 8.9% calculated from AreaSearch's regional data aggregation. By March 2026, there are 1,062 employed residents, while the local jobless rate sits 5.0% higher than the 3.9% recorded in Regional Qld, pointing to potential for economic improvement. Additionally, the rate of labor force participation is notably low at 51.4%, compared to 64.3% across Regional Qld. Census records indicate that only 3.3% of workers performed their duties from home, though this figure should be interpreted in light of past pandemic lockdowns.
Local jobs are heavily concentrated in the sectors of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing. Wilsonton Heights shows a distinct concentration in health care & social assistance, where the employment share is 1.3 times that of the region. Conversely, the mining sector has a minimal footprint of 1.0% locally compared to 3.6% regionally. The high concentration of housing suggests that the local area offers few jobs internally, as shown by the difference between the census-recorded local workforce and the resident population. AreaSearch evaluations of SALM and ABS statistics for the broader region show that in the year ending March 2026, the local workforce shrank by 8.1% and total employment fell by 10.9%, causing the unemployment rate to climb by 2.9 percentage points. During the same timeframe, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% rise in employment and a 0.3% expansion of its labor force, with its jobless rate rising by 0.1 percentage point. Future labor demand in Wilsonton Heights can be analyzed using national projections published by Jobs and Skills Australia in May-25. These five and ten-year forecasts have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future patterns. Nationally, employment is predicted to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, but rates vary widely by sector. Applying these trends to the local employment mix suggests Wilsonton Heights could see job growth of 6.4% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (this represents a direct weighting calculation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate local population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Wilsonton Heights is $1,126 a week (about $59,000 a year), with median personal income at $571 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $39,764 a year against an average of $48,860. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Tax data from the ATO for financial year 2023 indicates that the suburb of Wilsonton Heights has income levels that sit below the national benchmark. Taxpayers in the suburb of Wilsonton Heights recorded a median income of $39,764 and an average income of $48,860, which contrasts with Regional Qld benchmarks of $53,146 and $66,593. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, current figures are estimated to be roughly $44,281 for the median and $54,410 for the average as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed household, family, and individual incomes in Wilsonton Heights between the 8th and 8th percentiles across Australia.
The most common weekly income bracket is $800 - 1,499, accounting for 30.6% of residents (845 residents), which differs from the broader region where the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket is largest at 31.7%. Affordability is highly strained, with only 81.6% of income left after housing costs, placing the area in the 8th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Wilsonton Heights had 1,055 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 6% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 47% rented and 28% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 24.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, the housing stock in Wilsonton Heights consists of 88.3% separate houses and 11.6% other options (such as townhouses, units, and alternative dwellings), compared to 76.4% houses and 23.6% other options in Regional Qld. Home ownership rates in Wilsonton Heights are lower than the regional average, standing at 27.9%, with the remaining properties occupied by people with mortgages (25.6%) or tenants renting their homes (46.5%). The typical monthly mortgage cost of $1,300 is lower than the Regional Qld average of $1,655, while the median weekly rental cost of $280 is also below the regional rate of $345.
Looking nationally, mortgage costs in Wilsonton Heights are well below the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents are lower than the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Wilsonton Heights counted 1,055 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.4 people each. 21% are couples with children, fewer than in 84% of areas nationally, against 24% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up the majority of households at 67.6%, which is split into 20.9% couples with children, 24.1% couples without children, and 19.8% single parent households. The remaining 32.4% are non-family households, which includes 28.9% of people living alone and 3.8% in group living arrangements. The typical household size of 2.4 individuals is slightly below the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
9.8% of adults in Wilsonton Heights hold a university qualification, including 7.1% with a bachelor degree and 1.2% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 89% of areas nationally. A further 31.8% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 904 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 924 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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The local community experiences lower rates of higher education, with university graduation rates of 9.8% compared to the national figure of 30.4%. This highlights a clear area for educational support and development. Among university qualifications, bachelor degrees are the most common at 7.1%, followed by graduate diplomas at 1.5% and postgraduate degrees at 1.2%. Vocational and technical training is very common, with 40.8% of individuals aged 15+ holding a vocational qualification, consisting of advanced diplomas at 9.0% and certificates at 31.8%. Enrolment in education is strong, with 29.7% of the local population currently undertaking studies.
This is comprised of 11.0% attending primary schools, 8.6% enrolled in secondary schools, and 3.5% in higher education institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Wilsonton Heights reaches 18 stops on 2 routes, timetabled for about 300 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of local transit shows 18 bus stops operating inside Wilsonton Heights. These stops are served by 2 separate bus routes that provide a total of 297 passenger trips per week. Transit access is high, with residents living an average of 153 meters from the nearest stop. The area is mostly residential, meaning most workers travel outside the suburb, with private cars remaining the primary travel choice at 95%. Average car ownership is 1.1 per household, which is below the regional average. A small proportion of residents (3.3%) worked from home, according to the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by COVID-19 rules.
Transit routes average 42 daily trips in total, which equals approximately 16 weekly trips for each individual stop.
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58.1% of residents in Wilsonton Heights report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 95% of areas nationally. 9.5% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 8.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch analysis of mortality statistics and chronic health conditions indicates significant medical challenges in Wilsonton Heights, affecting both older and younger age groups, while the rate of private health insurance is very low at roughly 47% of the population (~1,286 people). This is lower than the 52.5% rate in Regional Qld and the national average of 55.7%. The most common diagnoses in the region are mental health conditions and asthma, affecting 13.1 and 11.4% of the population, while 58.1% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Health issues are notable among the working-age cohort, with elevated rates of chronic illness. Residents aged 65 and over make up 18.3% of the community (505 people), which is lower than the Regional Qld average of 20.4%. Senior citizens experience some health difficulties, with their national rankings matching those of the wider local population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Wilsonton Heights is largely Australian-born, at 88.3% of residents, with 8.6% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.1%) and Australian (28.7%). 8.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Wilsonton Heights is lower than the national average, with citizens making up 88.3% of the population, 88.3% born in Australia, and 91.4% using only English at home. Christianity is the dominant religion, practiced by 53.3% of the population. The most notable statistical variance is in the Other category, which accounts for 4.0% of residents compared to 0.8% across Regional Qld. The most common ancestries (based on parents' country of birth) in Wilsonton Heights are English at 29.1%, Australian at 28.7%, and Australian Aboriginal at 8.0%. There are also distinct variations for other groups, with German ancestry overrepresented at 7.2% of Wilsonton Heights (compared to 4.7% regionally), Filipino at 1.9% (compared to 0.9% regionally), and Korean at 0.2% (compared to 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Wilsonton Heights is 37. 29.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The median age of 37 years in Wilsonton Heights is lower than the Regional Qld median of 41, and is close to the national average of 38. The local population has a higher concentration of residents aged 25 - 34 (15.3%) compared to Regional Qld, while those aged 35 - 44 are less common (11.2%). Since the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents aged 25 to 34 increased from 12.9% to 15.3%, and the group aged 85+ rose from 1.5% to 2.8%. In contrast, the cohort aged 5 to 14 fell from 14.5% to 12.5%.
Projections suggest the age profile of Wilsonton Heights will change by 2041, with the 25 to 34 cohort expected to grow by 16% (adding 69 people to reach 492), while the 45 to 54 and 65 to 74 groups are expected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Wilsonton Heights
8 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 8 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2025. | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 2 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (2,747 at the 2021 Census → 2,763 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL33088). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.