[citation needed] In recent years, the area has been transformed by the revamping of Kedron Brook Road, an early precursor to the City Council's urban renewal process that was to roll out across much of inner Brisbane.

[citation needed] Residents are also well serviced by public transport (Wilston train station and regular bus routes) and leisure parks and walkways running alongside Enoggera Creek.

[citation needed] The area became known as Wilston after the home of the same name built there by the Honourable William Wilson MLC, who settled in the district in 1868.

76% of people living in Wilston were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 3.2%, Italy 1.3%, India 1.1%, South Africa 0.7%.

87.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Punjabi.

[citation needed] Wilston railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail Citytrain network services to Ferny Grove, Brisbane and Beenleigh.

[citation needed] There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: James Tolson, a short-term resident of Wilston House, conducted important experiments in chilling mutton for export from Australia to Great Britain.

[citation needed] Major General William Cahill, a commissioner of police in Queensland, also lived at Wilston House for a period.