19,263 ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,807
- 2016: 14,694
- 2021: 19,263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thornlands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thornlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than five percentage points more children live in Thornlands compared to the national average. This is a large area of 19,263 people where the population is notably younger than the rest of the country. The typical resident is 36, making it a younger place than most other similar areas.
19,263
▲ +50.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thornlands — higher than 89% of areas.
| Thornlands | 19,263 |
|---|---|
| 4164, QLD | 19,263 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Thornlands is among the largest areas at this level with 19,263 residents. The typical person here is 36, which is a little younger than the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
36 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.5% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This explains why the area is younger than most, while the proportion of seniors is well below the national figure at 14%.
14.0% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Thornlands splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland average. Most people are married (52.7%), and the 12.3% in de facto relationships is about the same as the national figure.
2.4% ▲ +96.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thornlands, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Thornlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32815/thornlands/topic/demographics-identity