Suburb profile

Thornton VIC 3712

Thornton is located in the Hume region of Victoria, postcode 3712. It has 246 properties across 15 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, VIC 3712, sits in the Hume region and neighbours Alexandra, Taggerty, Acheron and Devils River. Its 15 streets hold 246 properties, 236 of them houses and 10 units.

Census figures are for the Alexandra area, which covers 1 share of the suburb. Alexandra had 6,828 residents, a median age of 54 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $1,135 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 2,934 dwellings, 2,708 were separate houses, 90 semi-detached, 0 flats and 116 other; 1,504 were owned outright, 797 owned with a mortgage and 518 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Thornton

  • 6,828Peoplelive in the area
  • 54Median ageyears
  • $1,135Median household incomea week
  • $250Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,708
  • Townhouses and semis90
  • Other116

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,504Owned with a mortgage 797Rented 518Other 115

Schools in Thornton

  • Rubicon Outdoor School

    GovernmentSecondary

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.