Mount Berryman vs Thornton
Mount Berryman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Thornton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Berryman, about half of households are people living alone. In Thornton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Berryman tends to suit people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Berryman carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 50/100)
- Thornton is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Thornton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Thornton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $228/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Berryman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (98.7 km vs 102 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Berryman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Thornton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.5% vs -11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Berryman and Thornton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Thornton has more residents (214 vs 96); Thornton has higher household incomes ($87,256 vs $58,448).
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 96 | 214 +123% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.9% | +6.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 49 |
| Median household income | $58,448/yr | $87,256/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $228/wk +8% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,225,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Thornton carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Thornton carries more crime risk (50 vs 20).
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Berryman
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Thornton
- Thornton State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 12 | 8 |
Mobility
Thornton sits further from the CBD (102 km vs 98.7 km).
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 98.7 km | 102 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 89 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 4341 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 97 postcode 4341 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).
Setting
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 372 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 697 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Berryman | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.