Wishart (Qld), QLD
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Wishart is a southern suburb of Brisbane, about fifteen kilometres south-east of the city centre, bounded by Bulimba Creek to the south and the Gateway Motorway to the east. Once known simply as Mount Gravatt South, it was given its present name by the Queensland Place Names Board in 1967, honouring the Wishart family, who were among the district's early settlers. One of its through-roads, Newnham Road, began as part of a stock route that drovers used to move cattle from farming country south of Brisbane to the saleyards at Cannon Hill, and travelling stock still passed along it as late as the 1960s before the growing city saw the land subdivided for housing. Today the suburb is largely residential, with parkland and bushland fringing Bulimba Creek.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wishart (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 81% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1044, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Wishart (Qld) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Wishart (Qld) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
81/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (81/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
12/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $440 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 12% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Wishart (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 11,333
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $2,026
- SEIFA score
- 1044
- Local government area
- Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -27.5560, 153.1010
Map of Wishart (Qld)
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Housing & property in Wishart (Qld)
What it costs to live in Wishart (Qld) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $440
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 26%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Wishart (Qld) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Wishart (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wishart (Qld) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25% and 41% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,395 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,462 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,766 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,834 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,869 | 17% |
Share of the 11,326 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,353 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,306 | 35% |
| Rented | 955 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,936 | 79% |
| Townhouses & semis | 776 | 21% |
| Flats & apartments | 16 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,731 occupied private dwellings in Wishart (Qld).
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,195
- Median weekly personal income
- $784
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,591 (41%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4,368 (39%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 135 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,103 (73%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 3,081
- Employed part-time
- 1,900
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Wishart (Qld)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wishart (Qld) is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Wishart (Qld)
Is Wishart (Qld) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Wishart (Qld) rates 58/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Wishart (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Wishart (Qld) was $440, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Wishart (Qld)?
Wishart (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Brisbane local government area.
What is the population of Wishart (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Wishart (Qld) had a population of about 11,333.
Is Wishart (Qld) an advantaged area?
Wishart (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1044, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 81 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 81% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wishart (Qld)?
Wishart (Qld) has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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