Wilston
Wilston is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Wilston is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wilston had a population of 4,110 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Wilston
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lang Park
Lang Park and known under naming rights as Suncorp Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. It is primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and soccer as the home ground of the Brisbane Broncos, and the Dolphins in the National Rugby League, the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and Brisbane Roar FC in the A-League Men.
3.3 km · multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland · Wikipedia - 02State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988.
3.9 km · main research and reference library in Queensland · Wikipedia - 03Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery of Modern Art is an art museum located within the Queensland Cultural Centre in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA. Opened on 2 December 2006, the GOMA is Australia's largest gallery of modern and contemporary art.
3.8 km · art museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Infinity Tower
Infinity Tower is a 262-metre skyscraper by Meriton completed in 2014 at 43 Herschel Street Brisbane, Australia. It was the tallest building in Brisbane until it was surpassed by 1 William Street in 2016.
3.5 km · skyscraper in brisbane · Wikipedia - 05Story Bridge
The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia.
3.6 km · heritage-listed bridge in Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane
The Cathedral of St Stephen is the heritage-listed cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane and seat of its archbishop in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. St Stephen's was only meant to serve as a temporary seat for the archbishop, and plans for a replacement were made with the Holy Name Cathedral; however that cathedral was never built.
3.8 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 07Ballymore Stadium
Ballymore Stadium, known simply as Ballymore, is a rectangular stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Herston in the Australian state of Queensland. It is the headquarters of the Queensland Rugby Union and the Australia women's national rugby union team, and is currently host to the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby AUS. The Ballymore site also hosts several rectangular pitch's as well as the National Rugby Training Centre, a state-of-the-art training facility.
700 m · multifunctional Australian stadium in Brisbane · Wikipedia - 08Riparian Plaza
Riparian Plaza is a 53-storey skyscraper located in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building stands at 250 m in height to its communications spire and 200 m to its roof.
3.8 km · Skyscraper in Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Museum of Brisbane
The Museum of Brisbane is a history and art museum in Brisbane, Australia. The museum explores contemporary and historic Brisbane through a program of art and social history exhibitions, workshops, talks, guided tours, and children's activities.
3.7 km · history museum in Brisbane City Hall, King George Square · Wikipedia - 10Brisbane Showgrounds
The Brisbane Showgrounds is a multi-purpose venue located in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia. Established in 1875, it hosts more than 250 events each year, the largest being the Royal Queensland Show.
2.2 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wilston
- Airports
- Brisbane (BNE), 11 km · Sunshine Coast (MCY), 94 km · Gold Coast (OOL), 94 km
- Stations
- Central railway station, 3.4 km · Roma Street railway station, 3.2 km · Fortitude Valley railway station, 2.8 km · King George Square busway station, 3.7 km
- Maroochydore → Wilston87 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · A$12–15
- Gold Coast → Wilston75 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · A$10–13
- Toowoomba → Wilston106 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · A$15–20
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Wilston
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wilston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTranslink is responsible for all trains, buses, ferries and trams in South East Queensland and regional urban buses.
- Get aroundBuses and ferries have validators to touch as you board and alight.
- Get aroundFerries have become an icon of the city and are a fantastic way to tour Brisbane.
- Get aroundBrisbane River ferries – Brisbane City Council operates an extensive network of ferries that traverse the Brisbane River.
- Get aroundThe routes include: F1 Northshore Hamilton–UQ St Lucia (all stops service) F11 Apollo Road–Riverside (express service, peak hour only) F12 West End–QUT Gardens Point (express service, peak hour only) F21 Bulimba–Teneriffe (cross river service) F22 Sydney Street–Dockside (cross river service) F23 Riverside–Holman Street (cross river service) F24 Maritime Museum–QUT Gardens Point (cross river service) Moreton Island ferries – Passenger ferries operate from Holt Street Wharf in Pinkenba to Tangalooma on Moreton Island.
From Wikivoyage: Brisbane, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Wilston
Wilston is 4 km from Brisbane, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Brisbanecapital city of Queensland, Australia3.7 km
- City of Brisbanelocal government area of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia3.6 km
- Fortitude Valleysuburb of Brisbane, Australia2.9 km
- Grangesuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia1.5 km
- Gordon Parksuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.1 km
- Spring Hillsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.8 km