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.
Thornville · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thornville — lower than 77% of areas.
| Thornville | 39 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Thornville, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (39%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Thornville, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 10%.
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