8 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5
- 2021: 8
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thornton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thornton Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 47 years marks Thornton Beach as a far older place than both the state and national averages. This tiny settlement is sparsely populated, with only 8 people living across the area.
8
—
- 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 Beach — lower than 94% of areas.
| Thornton Beach | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38 years. Only 8 people live in this area, making it one of the smallest at this level.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 38%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).
Age structure
View on map →In Thornton Beach, Children (0–14) is the majority at 100%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Separated at 200%, ahead of Married (0%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Thornton Beach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Thornton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32817/thornton-beach/topic/demographics-identity