Thornville · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Thornville

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Thornville, where 41% of the 39 residents fall into this bracket. This is a sparsely populated area with a population far older than the national figure, as the typical resident is 58 years old.

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📍 Thornville, Suburb / Locality

Where Thornville sits — Total population

39
  • 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 Thornville — lower than 77% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Thornville39
4352, QLD 31,026
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Thornville is a small community of 39 people. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, where the figure is 38.

39

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26
  • 2021: 39

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 63 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10.3% of residents.

33.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 69.2%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Thornville, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (39%) and Children (0–14) (12%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most people here are married, accounting for 68.8% of the population. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.

10.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Thornville, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 10%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Thornville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32818/thornville/topic/demographics-identity