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Thornton NSW 2322

5,485 addresses · 200 streets

Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Thornton · 128 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Thornton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,690 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,051 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,690Population
32Median age
$2,051Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Thornton - Millers Forest statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thornton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Thornton, 1000 m south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 16.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 36.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Thornton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Thornton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202147.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 71.1%

Population by age in Thornton
Population by age, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4828
5-141,481
15-19674
20-24854
25-341,894
35-441,390
45-541,286
55-641,180
65-74740
75-84293
85+65
Dwelling types in Thornton
Dwelling types, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,433
Townhouse231
Apartment34
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thornton
Households by weekly income, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650356
$650-1,499839
$1,500-2,9991,439
$3,000+815
Top ancestries in Thornton
Top ancestries, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,946
English4,544
Scottish1,077
Irish981
Aboriginal723
Other654
Housing tenure in Thornton
Housing tenure, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned874
Mortgage1,504
Rented1,264
Other28
Cars per household in Thornton
Cars per household, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
081
1916
21,726
3590
4+362
Commute to work in Thornton
Commute to work, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,632
Train24
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle4
Home968
Top countries of birth in Thornton
Top countries of birth, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England191
New Zealand117
India87
Philippines59
South Africa59
China33
Languages used at home in Thornton
Languages used at home, Thornton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi62
Mandarin54
Afrikaans50
Urdu31
Tagalog27
Nepali26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,262 bird observations recorded near Thornton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Thornton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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