214 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 257
- 2016: 201
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thornton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thornton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thornton is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 49. This sparsely populated area has a population of 214 people, where seniors make up a much larger share of the community than in most other regions.
214
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Thornton — higher than 55% of areas.
| Thornton | 214 |
|---|---|
| 4341, QLD | 15,952 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
22.0% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thornton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population is married, while 15% are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Australian average of 11.5%.
1.9% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thornton, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Thornton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32816/thornton/topic/demographics-identity