Mount Mort vs Thornton
Thornton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Mount Mort. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Mort, most households are people living alone. In Thornton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Mort tends to suit people living alone, while Thornton 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mount Mort carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 50/100)
- Thornton is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 20%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Mort has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
- Thornton has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Mort
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 89 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (89.6 km vs 102 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Mort
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 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 -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Mort 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 78); Mount Mort rents higher ($265/wk vs $210/wk).
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 214 +174% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.3% | +6.5% |
| Median age | 52 | 49 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr +2% vs other | $87,256/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk +21% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (21.8%).
Property market
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,225,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich | 352 across Lockyer Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% | +103% |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Thornton carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Thornton carries more crime risk (50 vs 30).
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | 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 Mort | 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 Mort
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 Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 15 | 8 |
Mobility
Thornton sits further from the CBD (102 km vs 89.6 km).
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 89.6 km | 102 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 78 min | 89 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4340 | 0.5% postcode 4341 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4340 | 97 postcode 4341 |
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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Mount Mort | 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr | $1,952/yr |
| Council | Ipswich | Lockyer Valley |
Federal electorate
| Mount Mort | Thornton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair | Wright |
| Member | Shayne Neumann | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Mort | 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.
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