Median price trend for houses
$1,300,000
Up 6.1% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Thornton
QLD 4341 · Lockyer Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,300,000
- Population
- 214
- Postcode
- 4341
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Thornton, Queensland
Property market insights for Thornton (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Thornton (Qld) QLD
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Thornton (Qld), QLD is currently $1,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Thornton (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 6.1% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Thornton safe?
The overall rate for Thornton is 855 offences per 100,000 residents — 30% 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 Thornton.
Overall crime rate
855
offences per 100,000 residents
30% belowGreater Brisbane
ThorntonGreater 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 Thornton?
Thornton QLD 4341 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
214 people call Thornton home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,678 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 214
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $210 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.0%Below
15–3416.4%Below
35–5430.8%Above
55–7431.8%Above
75 and over4.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses103.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.9%Above
Paying a mortgage41.0%Above
Renting14.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car21.2%Below
Two cars43.5%Above
Three or more38.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.6%Above
Drove to work51.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.5%Above
What stands out in Thornton
21.6% of workers in Thornton worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
4.7% of Thornton residents were born in England.
24.8% of people in Thornton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Thornton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Thornton QLD 4341.
Is Thornton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.0% of Thornton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
69 family households lived in Thornton; 36.2% were couple families and 14.5% were one-parent families.
24.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Thornton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Thornton had 214 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.4% 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 Thornton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 103.7% of occupied private dwellings in Thornton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Thornton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
41.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Thornton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Thornton had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 21.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 42.4%, while 16.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Thornton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
51.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Thornton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 21.2% of the total.
82.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Thornton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
73.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.6% reported a different address.
8.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Thornton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.6% of residents used only English at home.
1.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Thornton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.4% of Thornton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.6% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Thornton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.8% of ancestry responses in Thornton.
Australian ancestry made up 50.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Thornton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 27.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 2.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 6.3% of workers, and education and training employed 9.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Thornton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
34.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Thornton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.5% reported asthma, 8.9% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Thornton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Thornton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,678 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Thornton compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.6% in Thornton, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 44.9% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 14.1% in Thornton, 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 Thornton (Qld)
Is Thornton (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $1,300,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Thornton (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 69 local families, and 15.0% 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 Thornton (Qld)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Thornton (Qld)
15 streets in Thornton (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bonnell Rd
- Dippel Rd
- Kowaltzke Rd
- Lefthand Branch Rd
- Main Camp Creek Rd
- Mount Berryman Rd
- Mulgowie Rd
- Mulgowie School Rd
- Pitman Rd
- Red Gap Rd
- Saint Edmunds Rd
- Sylvan
- Ted Ln
- Thornton School Rd
- Watkins Dr
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