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Thornleigh NSW 2120

4,346 addresses · 93 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Thornleigh · 20 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Thornleigh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,898 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,681 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,898Population
40Median age
$2,681Median household income / wk
$530Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thornleigh itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Thornleigh, 750 m south · Metro station: Cherrybrook, 4.7 km west · Bus interchange: Oakes Road M2 Bus Station, 5.3 km south-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 23.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 74.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 67%

Population by age in Thornleigh
Population by age, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4490
5-141,374
15-19586
20-24496
25-34836
35-441,318
45-541,451
55-641,021
65-74714
75-84456
85+161
Dwelling types in Thornleigh
Dwelling types, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,274
Townhouse462
Apartment237
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thornleigh
Households by weekly income, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650305
$650-1,499477
$1,500-2,999774
$3,000+1,276
Top ancestries in Thornleigh
Top ancestries, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,628
Australian2,495
Other1,340
Chinese1,307
Irish776
Scottish710
Housing tenure in Thornleigh
Housing tenure, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned937
Mortgage1,281
Rented693
Other45
Cars per household in Thornleigh
Cars per household, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0159
11,103
21,225
3324
4+152
Commute to work in Thornleigh
Commute to work, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,435
Train139
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked68
Bicycle5
Home2,201
Top countries of birth in Thornleigh
Top countries of birth, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China572
India326
England308
South Korea186
Philippines166
Hong Kong130
Languages used at home in Thornleigh
Languages used at home, Thornleigh NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin640
Cantonese313
Korean255
Arabic243
Hindi144
Persian131

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