Thornlands
Thornlands is in demand, but expensive to rent.
Thornlands is a place people are actively moving to; well served for the everyday — 4 schools and 2 supermarkets. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $740 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Cleveland, about 4.8 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $2,218 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, OpenStreetMap, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- a place people are actively moving to
- well served for the everyday — 4 schools and 2 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $740 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Cleveland, about 4.8 km)
Thornlands on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Thornlands, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Thornlands against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Thornlands population grew from 15,203 in 2016 to 21,863 in 2025, a change of 43.8% over the period, against 17.0% for 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 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+1,974
- Internal migration out+1,768
- Overseas migration in+267
- Natural increase+62
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,694 | 19,263 | +31% |
| Median age | 39 | 36 | -3 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,936/wk | $2,218/wk | +15% |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $470/wk | +4.4% |
| Born overseas | 27.8% | 26.3% | -1.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 24.6%
- Mortgaged 46.5%
- Rented 25.9%
- Other / not stated 3.0%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Thornlands against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Thornlands went from $660 in 2024-Q1 to $740 in 2026-Q2, up 12%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Thornlands | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $660 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $650 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $670 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $700 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $710 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $690 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $700 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $740 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $680n=23 | $800n=51 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $640n=20 | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Thornlands was $740 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 4% on a year earlier. That is $84 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $680.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $740 | +4.2% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | +7.1% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $700 | +4.5% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $690 | +6.2% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $710 | +6.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $700 | +6.1% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $670 | +8.1% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $650 | +4.0% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | +8.1% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $660 | +11.9% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $620 | +5.1% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $625 | +7.8% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $620 | +6.9% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $590 | +9.3% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $590 | +11.3% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $580 | +11.5% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $580 | +17.2% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $540 | +9.1% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $530 | +24.7% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $520 | +18.2% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $495 | +4.2% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $495 | +10.0% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $425 | −10.5% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $440 | −5.4% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $475 | +5.6% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $450 | +0.0% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $475 | −1.0% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $465 | −4.1% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $450 | −6.3% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $450 | −7.2% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $480 | +2.1% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $485 | +3.2% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $480 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $485 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $470 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $470 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 8score 1,062
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,047
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 9score 1,088
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 6score 1,008
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Thornlands sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Thornlands is policed by the Queensland Police Service Cleveland Division, which also covers Wellington Point, Cleveland, Ormiston and Victoria Point. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Thornlands specifically.
Most-reported offences · Cleveland Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,509 /100k−43% vs QLD↑ 5%
- Drug Offences1,295 /100k−22% vs QLD↑ 15%
- Assault546 /100k−48% vs QLD↓ 9%
- Unlawful Entry249 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 27%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle135 /100k−60% vs QLD↓ 14%
- Robbery16 /100k−65% vs QLD↓ 61%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Cleveland Division — not Thornlands on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Cleveland Division over the last 12 months, running 43% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Thornlands — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,509 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 5% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,295 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 15% vs prior year |
| Assault | 546 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 9% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 249 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 27% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 135 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 16 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 61% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Cleveland Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it is mapped as flood-liable?
Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Thornlands is in Redland City, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check Redland City Council's own flood information for Thornlands.
Redland City Council’s flood information for Thornlands →Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Thornlands SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 39 green spaces. For families: 31 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés. Staying active: 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.
GPs and clinics, restaurants and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Bay View State School
- Carmel College
- Redland District Special School
- Thornlands State School
- Faith Lutheran College
Childcare & kindergartens
- Crystal Waters Child Care Centre
- Play and Learn Thornlands
- Thornlands Early Learning Centre
- C&K Thornlands Childcare Centre
Gyms & fitness
- Jetts Thornlands
Shopping centres
- Paradise Garden Shopping Village
GPs & clinics
- Mater Pathology
Supermarkets
- Coles
- IGA
Green spaces
- 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
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Thornlands is in Redland City, which does not publish an equivalent open dataset, so no council parks are listed here. The green spaces counted in the amenities section above come from OpenStreetMap and are unaffected.
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Thornlands on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Thornlands, route 279 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 56 minutes — it joins the South East Busway at Eight Mile Plains. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Thornlands
- 279Victoria Point Jetty - Brisbane City~56 min · peak only · via the busway at Eight Mile Plains
- 276Victoria Point - Brisbane City~58 min · peak only · via the busway at Eight Mile Plains
- 281Shoreline Ave Redland Bay - Brisbane City~65 min · peak only · via the busway at Eight Mile Plains
- 273Cleveland - Brisbane City via Redland Bay Rd~67 min · peak only · via the busway at Buranda
- 275Thornlands - Brisbane City via Finucane Rd~76 min · peak only · via the busway at Buranda
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 56 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 68 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 17 min |
| 279 — Victoria Point Jetty - Brisbane City | about 56 min, joins the busway at Eight Mile Plains |
| 276 — Victoria Point - Brisbane City | about 58 min, joins the busway at Eight Mile Plains |
| 281 — Shoreline Ave Redland Bay - Brisbane City | about 65 min, joins the busway at Eight Mile Plains |
| 273 — Cleveland - Brisbane City via Redland Bay Rd | about 67 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 275 — Thornlands - Brisbane City via Finucane Rd | about 76 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Thornlands SA2 contains 4 schools — 2 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 special school, of which 3 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1025 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Thornlands sits in decile 6 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 65% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Bay View State School (primary), Cleveland District State High School (junior secondary), Cleveland District State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Hilliard State School (primary), Thornlands State School (primary), Mount Cotton State School (primary), Victoria Point State School (primary), Victoria Point State High School (junior secondary), Alexandra Hills State High School (junior secondary), Capalaba State College (junior secondary), Victoria Point State High School (senior secondary), Alexandra Hills State High School (senior secondary), Capalaba State College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Bay View State School · State · Prep–6
- Thornlands State School · State · Prep–6
- Carmel College (Thornlands) · Catholic · 7–12
- Redland District Special School · State · Prep–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Cleveland - Stradbroke
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereThornlands+2.0%
- 01Southern Moreton Bay Islands+5.2%
- 02Redland Bay+3.8%
- 03Victoria Point+2.0%
- 04Ormiston+1.9%
- 05Cleveland+1.2%
- 06North Stradbroke Island+0.8%
- 07Sheldon - Mount Cotton+0.5%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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