Thornlands, QLD 4164 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Thornlands gained 1,974 residents from internal migration and 267 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,879 people moved away — a net addition of 362 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Thornlands against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Thornlands population grew from 15,203 in 2016 to 21,863 in 2025, a change of 43.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Thornlands | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,203 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,876 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 16,732 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 17,813 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 18,798 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 19,664 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 20,217 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 20,901 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 21,439 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 21,863 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Thornlands SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 39 parks. For families: 31 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés and 1 restaurant. Staying active: 1 gym and 63 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Cleveland, is about 4,850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 69 bus stops here.
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- Bay View State School
- Carmel College
- Redland District Special School
- Thornlands State School
- Faith Lutheran College
- Crystal Waters Child Care Centre
- Play and Learn Thornlands
- Thornlands Early Learning Centre
- C&K Thornlands Childcare Centre
- Jetts Thornlands
- Paradise Garden Shopping Village
- Mater Pathology
- Coles
- IGA
- Tahoe Court Creek Corridor
- Conley Avenue Park
- Tahoe Court Creek Corridor
- Dinwoodie Road Bushland Refuge
- Tuna Court Park
- Crystal Waters Park
- William Stewart Park
- Rushwood Sanctuary
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.