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Thornton QLD 4341

127 addresses · 13 streets

Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Thornton · 75 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Thornton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 214 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,678 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

214Population
49Median age
$1,678Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 52.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 47.9% 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 QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202047.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.5%

Demographics

Population by age in Thornton
Population by age, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1421
15-1915
20-248
25-3412
35-4424
45-5442
55-6436
65-7432
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Thornton
Dwelling types, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House85
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thornton
Households by weekly income, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,99939
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Thornton
Top ancestries, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian107
English83
Scottish26
Irish21
German20
Ancestry NS16
Housing tenure in Thornton
Housing tenure, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage32
Rented11
Other9
Cars per household in Thornton
Cars per household, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
237
321
4+12
Commute to work in Thornton
Commute to work, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car66
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Thornton
Top countries of birth, Thornton QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

445 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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.