Thornton vs Ingoldsby

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Thornton, about half of households are couple families. In Ingoldsby, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Thornton tends to suit couples, while Ingoldsby suits people living alone and families with children.

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

Thornton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 31%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 70%)

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 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Thornton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (102 km vs 114.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 98 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ingoldsby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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 -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Thornton Ingoldsby
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.

Thornton Ingoldsby
Walkability 0 / 0
Thornton — Walkability: 0/100 Ingoldsby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 46
Thornton — Safety: 50/100 Ingoldsby — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 31 / 21
Thornton — Low fire risk: 31/100 Ingoldsby — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Thornton has more residents (214 vs 64); Thornton has higher household incomes ($87,256 vs $62,088).

Thornton Ingoldsby
Population 214
+70% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -8.6%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $87,256/yr
+29% vs other
 $62,088/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $208/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thornton Ingoldsby
0-4 5.1% / 4.7%
Thornton — 0-4: 5.1% Ingoldsby — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.8% / 20.3%
Thornton — 5-14: 9.8% Ingoldsby — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 7.0% / 4.7%
Thornton — 15-19: 7.0% Ingoldsby — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.7% / —
Thornton — 20-24: 3.7% Ingoldsby — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.6% / 4.7%
Thornton — 25-34: 5.6% Ingoldsby — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 11.2% / 6.2%
Thornton — 35-44: 11.2% Ingoldsby — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 19.6% / 20.3%
Thornton — 45-54: 19.6% Ingoldsby — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 16.8% / 4.7%
Thornton — 55-64: 16.8% Ingoldsby — 55-64: 4.7%
65-74 15.0% / 21.9%
Thornton — 65-74: 15.0% Ingoldsby — 65-74: 21.9%
75-84 4.7% / 4.7%
Thornton — 75-84: 4.7% Ingoldsby — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Thornton — 85+: not among its largest Ingoldsby — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thornton 34.0% lone person
Thornton — Lone Person: 34.0% Thornton — Couple Families: 47.2% Thornton — One Parent Families: 18.9%
Ingoldsby 69.2% lone person
Ingoldsby — Lone Person: 69.2% Ingoldsby — Couple Families: 30.8% Ingoldsby — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thornton 14.1% renting
Thornton — Owned Outright: 44.9% Thornton — Mortgage: 41.0% Thornton — Renting: 14.1%
Ingoldsby 23.5% renting
Ingoldsby — Owned Outright: 58.8% Ingoldsby — Mortgage: 17.6% Ingoldsby — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thornton 100.0% houses
Thornton — Houses: 100.0% Thornton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Ingoldsby 69.6% houses
Ingoldsby — Houses: 69.6% Ingoldsby — Townhouses: 39.1%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Thornton Ingoldsby
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 14.1%
Thornton — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Ingoldsby — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 7.8%
Thornton — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Ingoldsby — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / —
Thornton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Ingoldsby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Property market

Thornton Ingoldsby
Median house price $1,225,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Thornton Ingoldsby
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Thornton Ingoldsby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Thornton Ingoldsby
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ingoldsby carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 69).

Thornton Ingoldsby
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Thornton Ingoldsby
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Thornton

  • Thornton State School Government · Primary

Schools in Ingoldsby

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

Amenities in the suburb

Thornton Ingoldsby
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Ingoldsby sits further from the CBD (114.2 km vs 102 km).

Thornton Ingoldsby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 102 km 114.2 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4341
 0.2%
postcode 4343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 4341
 83
postcode 4343

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.

Thornton Ingoldsby
Car (driver) 60.0% / 100.0%
Thornton — Car (driver): 60.0% Ingoldsby — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 25.3% / —
Thornton — Worked from Home: 25.3% Ingoldsby — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 9.5% / —
Thornton — Car (passenger): 9.5% Ingoldsby — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Thornton — Walked Only: 5.3% Ingoldsby — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Thornton Ingoldsby
Elevation 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Thornton Ingoldsby
Connectivity score 23/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Thornton Ingoldsby
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

Thornton Ingoldsby
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Thornton Ingoldsby
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thornton Ingoldsby
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thornton

River Rural

Ingoldsby

Family Retirees Rural Townhouses

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