Thornton Beach Postcode

Queensland

Remote Above QLD income
4873
Postcode for Thornton Beach, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 1479 km from Brisbane · Pop. 8
8
Population
47
Median Age
$2,499
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
3/10
SEIFA Advantage
10.9
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Thornton Beach ranks: household income is in the top 10% of QLD suburbs.

How Thornton Beach Compares

Thornton Beach vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricThornton BeachQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,499 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Mortgage/month $450 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 47 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 ≈QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Thornton Beach is a remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4873. It lies roughly 1479 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Douglas.

According to the 2021 Census, Thornton Beach has a population of 8 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $2,499, above the QLD average.

Housing in Thornton Beach includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $450, 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Thornton Beach scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Thornton Beach is part of the Port Douglas - Daintree statistical area in Queensland.

Thornton Beach Details

Postcode4873
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)8
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,499/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$450
Average Household Size2 persons
Area10.9 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-16.173092
Longitude145.4412624
Distance from Brisbane1479 km
Region (SA4)Cairns
Area (SA3)Port Douglas - Daintree
Local GovernmentDouglas
Federal ElectorateLeichhardt

Age Profile

0–14 (37.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (37.5%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (37.5%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Thornton Beach

Diwan 5.0 km Cow Bay 6.7 km Forest Creek 9.3 km Kimberley 9.4 km Cape Tribulation 9.6 km Noah 9.9 km Lower Daintree 13.1 km Daintree 15.8 km Wonga 16.5 km Wonga Beach 16.5 km Upper Daintree 16.9 km Stewart Creek Valley 19.9 km

Same Postcode (4873)

Bailey Creek Bamboo Bonnie Doon Cape Tribulation Cassowary Cooya Beach Cow Bay Dagmar Daintree Dedin Diwan Finlay Vale Finlayvale Forest Creek Kimberley Low Isles Lower Daintree Miallo Mossman Mossman Gorge Newell Noah Rocky Point Shannonvale Stewart Creek Valley Syndicate Upper Daintree Whyanbeel Wonga Wonga Beach

More Thornton Beach Data

Douglas LGA 38 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 12,146 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Douglas (35.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Douglas LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.