Thornlands

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32843
People 14,694
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 39
Families 4,159
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 5,188
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,936
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $450
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 7,191 48.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,505 51.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 238 1.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,694 people in Thornlands. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 853 5.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,040 7.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,182 8.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,175 8.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 895 6.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 738 5.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 788 5.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 800 5.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,110 7.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,150 7.8 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,125 7.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 985 6.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 789 5.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 686 4.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 498 3.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 354 2.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 245 1.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 288 2.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Thornlands was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 6,555 56.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 335 2.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 797 6.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 529 4.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,411 29.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Thornlands aged 15 years and over, 56.4% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,951 55.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,094 10.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,642 34.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Thornlands, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 184 4.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 940 21.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 175 4.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 312 7.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 557 12.6 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 317 7.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 418 9.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 258 5.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 559 12.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 100 2.3 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 597 13.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Thornlands 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 18.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,957 16.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,378 11.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 426 3.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,013 17.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,046 17.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 507 4.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,485 12.8 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 717 6.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.1 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 753 6.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Thornlands, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 6,822 32.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,132 24.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 1,828 8.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,750 8.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 831 4.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Thornlands were English 32.9%, Australian 24.8%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.5% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Thornlands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,202 69.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,308 8.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 851 5.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 402 2.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Scotland 156 1.1 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
India 90 0.6 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Thornlands, 69.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 5.8%, South Africa 2.7%, Scotland 1.1% and India 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,651 31.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,088 7.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 831 5.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 7,476 50.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Thornlands, 50.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 8,351 57.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,685 11.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,007 6.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
South Africa 424 2.9 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8
Scotland 321 2.2 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Thornlands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.0%, England 11.5%, New Zealand 6.9%, South Africa 2.9% and Scotland 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 8,604 58.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,595 10.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,028 7.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 438 3.0 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Scotland 285 1.9 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Thornlands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.5%, England 10.8%, New Zealand 7.0%, South Africa 3.0% and Scotland 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,030 27.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,351 22.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,777 18.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 940 6.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 862 5.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Thornlands were No Religion, so described 27.4%, Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 18.9%, Not stated 6.4% and Uniting Church 5.9%. In Thornlands, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 149 1.0 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Finnish 81 0.6 2,115 0.0 5,962 0.0
Mandarin 50 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
German 45 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 43 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 13,150 89.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 508 10.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Thornlands 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.0%, Finnish 0.6%, Mandarin 0.3%, German 0.3% and Spanish 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,833 60.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,400 30.3 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 284 3.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 413 5.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,930 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Thornlands. Of these 60.9% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 850 11.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 654 8.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 905 12.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,406 18.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,424 45.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Thornlands, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,364 18.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,270 16.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,179 15.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 1,070 14.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 785 10.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 748 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 635 8.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 377 5.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Thornlands included Professionals 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Managers 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 295 4.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 205 2.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 187 2.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 179 2.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 143 1.9 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Thornlands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Primary Education 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4% and Takeaway Food Services 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 751 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,080 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,936 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Thornlands was $751.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,238 69.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 398 5.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 344 4.6 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train 128 1.7 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Bus 115 1.5 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 418 5.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,782 77.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Thornlands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Train 1.7% and Bus 1.5%. On the day, 5.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,835 76.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,886 33.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,301 11.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,218 19.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Thornlands, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.4% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,006 25.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,308 28.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,495 12.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,029 8.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Thornlands, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,487 35.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,123 51.1 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 497 12.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 50 1.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Thornlands, 51.1% were couple families with children, 35.8% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Thornlands, 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 983 27.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 115 3.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 898 24.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 506 14.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 144 4.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 622 17.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 149 4.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 194 5.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Thornlands, of couple families with children, 27.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 24.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,739 94.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 300 6.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Thornlands, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,370 92.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 213 4.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 125 2.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Thornlands, 92.2% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 36 0.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 58 1.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 195 4.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,128 23.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,249 68.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 72 1.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Thornlands, of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 4.1% had 2 bedrooms and 23.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,285 27.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,208 46.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,072 22.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 101 2.1 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 78 1.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Thornlands, 27.1% were owned outright, 46.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 4,034 85.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 620 13.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 85 1.8 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Thornlands, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 13.1% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Thornlands, 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 450 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 123 2.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,078 22.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,060 43.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,372 28.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 108 2.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Thornlands, 22.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 348 7.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,305 90.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 91 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Thornlands, 90.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 111 46.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 129 53.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Thornlands, 46.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.8% were female. The median age was 23 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,867 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Thornlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,867.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Thornlands % Thornlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 420 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Thornlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.