Median price trend for houses
Based on 45 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,140,000
Down 8.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $700k
- 3 bed
- $1.07m
- 4 bed
- $1.5m
- 5+ bed
- $2.26m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Thorneside
QLD 4158 · Redland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,140,000
- Median unit
- $782,000
- Population
- 3,877
- Postcode
- 4158
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ABS 2021
Thorneside, Queensland
Property market insights for Thorneside
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Thorneside QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 35 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Thorneside, QLD is currently $1,140,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Thorneside has a 12-month growth rate of -8.5% for houses and 11.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,070,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,260,000 in Thorneside.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Thorneside is $725 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Thorneside is $782,000, which has increased 11.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $718,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $805,000 in Thorneside. The median rent for units and apartments in Thorneside is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Thorneside safe?
The overall rate for Thorneside is 471 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Thorneside.
Overall crime rate
471
offences per 100,000 residents
62% belowGreater Brisbane
ThornesideGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Thorneside?
Thorneside QLD 4158 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
3,877 people call Thorneside home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,488 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,877
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,787 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $370 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.4%In line
15–3421.6%Below
35–5426.5%Below
55–7425.8%Above
75 and over6.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses63.6%Below
Townhouses32.6%Above
Apartments1.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.6%Above
Paying a mortgage37.0%In line
Renting29.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.6%Below
One car42.6%Above
Two cars36.3%Below
Three or more16.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.0%Below
Drove to work60.1%Above
Train, tram or bus4.5%In line
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Thorneside
15.0% of workers in Thorneside worked from home on Census day.
5.8% of Thorneside residents were born in England.
47.1% of people in Thorneside described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Thorneside
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Thorneside QLD 4158.
Is Thorneside family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.4% of Thorneside's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
1,107 family households lived in Thorneside; 36.1% were couple families and 22.8% were one-parent families.
39.1% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Thorneside?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Thorneside had 3,877 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Thorneside?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 63.6% of occupied private dwellings in Thorneside.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 32.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Thorneside?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
37.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
29.4% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Thorneside?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Thorneside had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 36.4%, while 19.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Thorneside?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
60.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
4.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Thorneside?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 42.6% of the total.
52.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Thorneside, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.9% reported a different address.
20.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Thorneside?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.1% of residents used only English at home.
6.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Thorneside residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.8% of Thorneside's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.2% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Thorneside?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.4% of ancestry responses in Thorneside.
Australian ancestry made up 39.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Thorneside?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 12.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Thorneside?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.0%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Thorneside show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Thorneside?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Thorneside?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,488 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,787.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $370 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Thorneside compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.0% in Thorneside, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 33.6% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 29.4% in Thorneside, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Thorneside
Is Thorneside expensive?
The median house price is $1,140,000, while units and apartments sit at $782,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Thorneside good for families?
The Census counted 1,107 local families, and 19.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Thorneside?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,500,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Thorneside
57 streets in Thorneside
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alma St
- Amy St
- Andys Ct
- Barbara St
- Bayside Ct
- Baywalk Pl
- Beatty Rd
- Boambillee St
- Boorana St
- Bovingdon St
- Brolga St
- Claremont Street
- David St
- Dolphin St
- Eric St
- Esplanade
- Ethel St
- Evan St
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- Eva St
- Faye St
- Ferry Rd
- Finney Rd
- Fisher Rd
- Frank St
- Gradi Ct
- Helen St
- Henry St
- Hugh St
- Hull St
- Ian St
- Ivy St
- Jean St
- John St
- Kunden St
- Leon St
- Lucy St
- Madelin Ct
- Marjorie St
- Mark St
- Marlin St
- Maureen St
- Mond St
- Mooroondu Rd
- Nora St
- Penny Ln
- Quarry Rd
- Queens Esp
- Railway Pde
- Riaweena St
- Rofail Ct
- Roy St
- Saul St
- Seaside Cl
- Tempi St
- Thorne Rd
- Thorneside Rd
- Wunulla St
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