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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Thorneside is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,877, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 17 km from the Brisbane CBD, Thorneside is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $77,376 per year.
Thorneside has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates.
Official Australia Post postcode for Thorneside. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Thorneside on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Thorneside is a smaller community of 3,877 — about 71% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $77,376/year is 14% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $370 equates to $1,603/month — about 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,787/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 17 km from Brisbane places Thorneside in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 62% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 25% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Thorneside stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Thorneside sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Thorneside | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,877 | 5,474 | -29% |
| Median household income | $77,376/yr | $90,298/yr | -14% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $370 | $385 | -4% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,787 | $1,733 | +3% |
| Distance to CBD | 17 km | 62 km | -73% |
| Separate houses | 62% | 77% | -15pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Thorneside — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Thorneside's 3,877-person market and $77,376 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $370/week (~$1,603/month) covers 90% of the $1,787/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $184/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 62% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Thorneside are modest for 2026 — incomes 14% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 3,877 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~90% of the typical mortgage ($1,603/month rent vs $1,787/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 56/100 places Thorneside in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Thorneside scores 56/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,877, median household income of $77,376/year and median weekly rent of $370. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Thorneside are proximity to Brisbane (17 km), a median household income of $77,376/year, a dwelling mix that is 62% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Thorneside has a usual resident population of approximately 3,877, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Thorneside sits 17 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $370 in Thorneside, equating to approximately $19,240/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Thorneside is $1,787, or approximately $21,444/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $370 works out to $1,603/month, covering 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,787/month. That leaves a $184/month shortfall (around $2,208/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3,877 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,787 median mortgage, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.