Severnlea vs Thorndale

Severnlea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Thorndale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Severnlea, about half of households are couple families. In Thorndale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Thorndale tends to suit 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

Thorndale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 40/100)

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

Severnlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Severnlea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.7 km vs 230.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Thorndale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 40/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
  • But Severnlea is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Severnlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Severnlea Thorndale
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.

Severnlea Thorndale
Walkability 17 / 0
Severnlea — Walkability: 17/100 Thorndale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 81
Severnlea — Safety: 60/100 Thorndale — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Severnlea — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thorndale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Severnlea has more residents (382 vs 134); Thorndale rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk).

Severnlea Thorndale
Population 382
+65% vs other
 134
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% -10.7%
Median age 46 56
Median household income $60,528/yr
+21% vs other
 $47,632/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $260/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Severnlea Thorndale
0-4 4.7% / 3.7%
Severnlea — 0-4: 4.7% Thorndale — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.9% / 14.9%
Severnlea — 5-14: 14.9% Thorndale — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.8% / 6.0%
Severnlea — 15-19: 5.8% Thorndale — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 2.9% / 3.0%
Severnlea — 20-24: 2.9% Thorndale — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.4% / 8.2%
Severnlea — 25-34: 9.4% Thorndale — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.7% / 3.7%
Severnlea — 35-44: 9.7% Thorndale — 35-44: 3.7%
45-54 14.4% / 9.7%
Severnlea — 45-54: 14.4% Thorndale — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 13.6% / 20.1%
Severnlea — 55-64: 13.6% Thorndale — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 17.5% / 17.2%
Severnlea — 65-74: 17.5% Thorndale — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 5.0% / 8.2%
Severnlea — 75-84: 5.0% Thorndale — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 3.7%
Severnlea — 85+: not among its largest Thorndale — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Severnlea 49.4% couple families
Severnlea — Couple Families: 49.4% Severnlea — Lone Person: 32.9% Severnlea — One Parent Families: 17.7%
Thorndale 60.0% couple families
Thorndale — Couple Families: 60.0% Thorndale — Lone Person: 40.0% Thorndale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Severnlea 14.4% renting
Severnlea — Owned Outright: 47.0% Severnlea — Mortgage: 38.6% Severnlea — Renting: 14.4%
Thorndale 18.6% renting
Thorndale — Owned Outright: 65.1% Thorndale — Mortgage: 16.3% Thorndale — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Severnlea Thorndale
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.2%
Severnlea — New Zealand: 1.8% Thorndale — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 3.7% / —
Severnlea — England: 3.7% Thorndale — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.3% / 2.2%
Severnlea — Netherlands: 1.3% Thorndale — Netherlands: 2.2%
Italy 3.4% / —
Severnlea — Italy: 3.4% Thorndale — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 1.3% / —
Severnlea — Germany: 1.3% Thorndale — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Severnlea Thorndale
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 18.7%
Severnlea — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Thorndale — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 5.2%
Severnlea — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Thorndale — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 6.7%
Severnlea — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Thorndale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / —
Severnlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Thorndale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Severnlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Thorndale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Severnlea 98.5% houses
Severnlea — Houses: 98.5% Severnlea — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Thorndale 95.7% houses
Thorndale — Houses: 95.7% Thorndale — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Severnlea Thorndale
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Severnlea Thorndale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Severnlea is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Severnlea Thorndale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Severnlea carries more crime risk (40 vs 19).

Severnlea Thorndale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
19/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Severnlea Thorndale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Severnlea

  • Severnlea State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Thorndale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Severnlea Thorndale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Thorndale sits further from the CBD (230.1 km vs 225.7 km).

Severnlea Thorndale
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 225.7 km 230.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4380
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.

Severnlea Thorndale
Car (driver) 67.8% / 87.9%
Severnlea — Car (driver): 67.8% Thorndale — Car (driver): 87.9%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 12.1%
Severnlea — Worked from Home: 21.2% Thorndale — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Severnlea — Walked Only: 8.9% Thorndale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.1% / —
Severnlea — Car (passenger): 2.1% Thorndale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Severnlea Thorndale
Elevation 798 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 923 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Severnlea Thorndale
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
163 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Severnlea Thorndale
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Severnlea Thorndale
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Severnlea Thorndale
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Severnlea Thorndale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Severnlea

Rural

Thorndale

Retirees Rural

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