Suburb profile

Thornton QLD 4341

Thornton is located in the Ipswich region of Queensland, postcode 4341. It has 127 properties across 13 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Thornton, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Thornton

Thornton, QLD 4341, sits in the Ipswich region and neighbours Lefthand Branch, Mount Berryman, Mount Mort and Townson. Its 13 streets hold 127 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for Lockyer Valley - East, which has 21,208 residents, a median age of 41 and an average household of 2.7 people. Median household income is $1,425 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,473 a month and the median rent $315 a week. Of 7,381 dwellings, 7,146 are separate houses, 146 semi-detached, 5 flats and 22 other; 2,385 are owned outright, 3,214 owned with a mortgage and 1,498 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Thornton

  • 21,208Peoplelive in the area
  • 41Median ageyears
  • $1,425Median household incomea week
  • $315Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses7,146
  • Townhouses and semis146
  • Flats and apartments5
  • Other22

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,473a month
  • Household size2.7people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,385Owned with a mortgage 3,214Rented 1,498Other 284

Schools in Thornton

  • Thornton State School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Thornton

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.