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Thornton VIC 3712

246 addresses · 15 streets

Indi Electorate › Murrindindi LGA › Thornton · 96 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Thornton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 311 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,048 a week, with median rent near $258 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

311Population
55Median age
$1,048Median household income / wk
$258Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Thornton.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 17.8% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 52.2%

Population by age in Thornton
Population by age, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1421
15-1910
20-2413
25-3416
35-4435
45-5435
55-6461
65-7459
75-8428
85+9
Dwelling types in Thornton
Dwelling types, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House123
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other17
Households by weekly income in Thornton
Households by weekly income, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99935
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Thornton
Top ancestries, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian143
English138
Scottish35
Irish33
Ancestry NS27
German16
Housing tenure in Thornton
Housing tenure, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned76
Mortgage34
Rented21
Other6
Cars per household in Thornton
Cars per household, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
147
255
323
4+17
Commute to work in Thornton
Commute to work, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car83
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Thornton
Top countries of birth, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Philippines4
Germany3
Netherlands3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Thornton
Languages used at home, Thornton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

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