Alexandra Hills vs Thornlands

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alexandra Hills, about half of households are couple families. In Thornlands, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Thornlands: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.01 million in Alexandra Hills, and rent is higher there too. Alexandra Hills is closer to the city centre: 25 km, against 32.9 km. On these figures, Alexandra Hills tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Thornlands suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Alexandra Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 24)
  • But Thornlands carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Alexandra Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,010,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alexandra Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $470/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alexandra Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (25 km vs 32.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 40 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thornlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Thornlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.1% vs 1.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Alexandra Hills and Thornlands drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Walkability 61 / 57
Alexandra Hills — Walkability: 61/100 Thornlands — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 52 / 69
Alexandra Hills — Safety: 52/100 Thornlands — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Alexandra Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thornlands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Thornlands has higher household incomes ($115,336 vs $95,108); Thornlands rents higher ($470/wk vs $400/wk).

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Population 16,472 19,263
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +31.1%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $95,108/yr $115,336/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $470/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
0-4 6.3% / 6.4%
Alexandra Hills — 0-4: 6.3% Thornlands — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.2% / 15.0%
Alexandra Hills — 5-14: 13.2% Thornlands — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 6.3% / 7.5%
Alexandra Hills — 15-19: 6.3% Thornlands — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.5% / 6.4%
Alexandra Hills — 20-24: 5.5% Thornlands — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.0% / 12.0%
Alexandra Hills — 25-34: 13.0% Thornlands — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 13.8% / 13.6%
Alexandra Hills — 35-44: 13.8% Thornlands — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.0% / 13.8%
Alexandra Hills — 45-54: 13.0% Thornlands — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 12.8% / 11.2%
Alexandra Hills — 55-64: 12.8% Thornlands — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 10.3% / 8.1%
Alexandra Hills — 65-74: 10.3% Thornlands — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.2% / 4.2%
Alexandra Hills — 75-84: 4.2% Thornlands — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.5% / 1.7%
Alexandra Hills — 85+: 1.5% Thornlands — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alexandra Hills 48.2% couple families
Alexandra Hills — Couple Families: 48.2% Alexandra Hills — Lone Person: 26.0% Alexandra Hills — One Parent Families: 20.9% Alexandra Hills — Group Household: 3.4% Alexandra Hills — Other Families: 1.6%
Thornlands 60.1% couple families
Thornlands — Couple Families: 60.1% Thornlands — Lone Person: 19.1% Thornlands — One Parent Families: 16.9% Thornlands — Group Household: 2.6% Thornlands — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alexandra Hills 22.4% renting
Alexandra Hills — Owned Outright: 29.1% Alexandra Hills — Mortgage: 48.6% Alexandra Hills — Renting: 22.4%
Thornlands 26.7% renting
Thornlands — Owned Outright: 25.3% Thornlands — Mortgage: 48.0% Thornlands — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 17.7%
Alexandra Hills — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Thornlands — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 11.2%
Alexandra Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Thornlands — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.9%
Alexandra Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Thornlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.9%
Alexandra Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Thornlands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Alexandra Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Thornlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
England 4.0% / 7.3%
Alexandra Hills — England: 4.0% Thornlands — England: 7.3%
New Zealand 5.1% / 5.1%
Alexandra Hills — New Zealand: 5.1% Thornlands — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 1.0% / 2.5%
Alexandra Hills — South Africa: 1.0% Thornlands — South Africa: 2.5%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.9%
Alexandra Hills — Philippines: 1.1% Thornlands — Philippines: 0.9%
India 0.8% / 1.1%
Alexandra Hills — India: 0.8% Thornlands — India: 1.1%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.9%
Alexandra Hills — Scotland: 0.6% Thornlands — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alexandra Hills 93.3% houses
Alexandra Hills — Houses: 93.3% Alexandra Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Alexandra Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Thornlands 87.3% houses
Thornlands — Houses: 87.3% Thornlands — Townhouses: 11.6% Thornlands — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Median house price $1,010,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $712,500 —
Median land price — $1,317,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 186 sales
 18 days
from 281 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
3 bed $950K / $945K
Alexandra Hills — 3 bed: $950K (167 sales) Thornlands — 3 bed: $945K (51 sales)

167 vs 51 sales

4 bed $1.11M / $1.16M
Alexandra Hills — 4 bed: $1.11M (135 sales) Thornlands — 4 bed: $1.16M (234 sales)

135 vs 234 sales

5 bed $1.25M / $1.42M
Alexandra Hills — 5 bed: $1.25M (23 sales) Thornlands — 5 bed: $1.42M (100 sales)

23 vs 100 sales

Development activity

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
New dwellings approved 1,598
across Redland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -26%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 3.6%
$790/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Grade A
same for both
Score 71/100 73/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Alexandra Hills carries more crime risk (48 vs 31).

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Inside the suburb 7 5
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Alexandra Hills

  • Hilliard State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Vienna Woods State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Alexandra Hills State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Alexandra Hills State School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Sycamore School Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Schools in Thornlands

  • Thornlands State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carmel College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Bay View State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Faith Lutheran College - Redlands - Beveridge Road Campus Independent · Combined
  • Redland District Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 32 24
Childcare 11 8
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 4 12

Mobility

Thornlands sits further from the CBD (32.9 km vs 25 km).

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Walkability score 61/100 57/100
Distance to Brisbane 25 km 32.9 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 188.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 171.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4161
 1.5%
postcode 4164
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4161
 76
postcode 4164

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Car (driver) 76.7% / 74.4%
Alexandra Hills — Car (driver): 76.7% Thornlands — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 17.8%
Alexandra Hills — Worked from Home: 14.1% Thornlands — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.3%
Alexandra Hills — Car (passenger): 4.8% Thornlands — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 2.0% / 1.1%
Alexandra Hills — Bus: 2.0% Thornlands — Bus: 1.1%
Train 1.4% / 1.4%
Alexandra Hills — Train: 1.4% Thornlands — Train: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.8 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Connectivity score 75/100 90/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
6,655 premises
 65%
7,492 premises

Climate

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Average residential rate $1,879/yr
same for both
Council Redland
same for both

Federal electorate

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Division Bowman
same for both
Member Henry Pike
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alexandra Hills Thornlands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alexandra Hills

Large Blocks Outer Parks

Thornlands

Coastal Large Blocks Outer Parks

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