Businesses in Thornton

Categories in Thornton

Car Repair and Maintenance Import Export Company Metalworking Building Construction Contractor Electrical Installation Service Electrician Excavating Contractor Home Repair Contractor Interior Construction Contractor Painting and paint contractors Photographer Cafes Meal Takeaway Furniture stores Gardening Service Medical clinic Hair Salon Public parks

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Thornton

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	23
Wholesale of construction supplies	14
Automotive	9
Wholesale of machinery	8
Furniture stores	7
Electronics stores	7
Technical construction services	7
Shopping	7
Accountants	7
Hardware store	6
Tractors and farm equipment	5
Electrical installation	5
Wholesalers	5
Rental equipment	5

Thornton Facts

Area	86.9 km²
Population	259
Male Population	141 (54.4%)
Female Population	118 (45.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+69.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+28.2%
Median Age	44.5 years (Male: 43.7, Female: 45.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$35,377 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Australian Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-27.81667, 152.38333

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Thornton Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	153	174	202	249	259	269	275
Population Density	1.8 / km²	2 / km²	2.3 / km²	2.9 / km²	3 / km²	3.1 / km²	3.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thornton Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 28.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Thornton	+69.3%	+48.9%	+28.2%
Queensland	—	—	—
Australia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thornton Median Age

Median Age: 44.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Thornton	44.5 yrs	45.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Queensland	36.8 yrs	37.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Australia	37.7 yrs	38.6 yrs	36.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Thornton Population Density

Population Density: 3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Thornton	259	86.9 km²	3 / km²
Queensland	4.8 million	1,730,083.5 km²	2.7 / km²
Australia	23.8 million	7,690,961.5 km²	3.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thornton Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Thornton

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Thornton

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Thornton

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Thornton Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$14,869	$18,270	$23,901	$32,531	$33,932	$36,177	$33,730	$35,377
Total GDP	$765.5K	$994.9K	$1.5M	$2.2M	$2.5M	$2.7M	$2.5M	$2.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Thornton CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Thornton	4,518 tn	17.44 tn	52 tons/km²
Queensland	83,884,578 tn	17.64 tn	48.5 tons/km²
Australia	401,155,564 tn	16.88 tn	52.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Thornton CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	4,518 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	17.44 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	52 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/8/86	9:55 AM	3.2	62.2 km	10,000 m	near the east coast of Australia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Rangeville, Queensland

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