Thorneside, Queensland

The locality is bounded to the north-east by Waterloo Bay (27.4759°S 153.2221°E / -27.4759; 153.2221 (Waterloo Bay)), a part of Moreton Bay.^[3] It is bounded to the west by Tingalpa Creek.^[4] Mooroondu Point is the northernmost part of the locality at the mouth of the creek, jutting into the bay (27.4730°S 153.2015°E / -27.4730; 153.2015 (Mooroondu Point))^[5][6]

The Cleveland railway line enters the locality from the west (Ransome) and exits to the south-east (Birkdale) with the locality served by Thorneside railway station (27.4860°S 153.1928°E / -27.4860; 153.1928 (Thorneside railway station)).^[7][4]

Residential development in the suburb is predominately housing estates built around Thorneside Road and Mooroondu Road.^{[citation needed]}

The locality is named after the Thorneside railway station, originally named Thorne's siding after William Thorne who bought a lot of land around Thorneside when it was originally subdivided in 1913. At that time the land was known as Thorne's estate.^[8][9]

In the 2011 census, Thorneside had a population of 3,548 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male.^[10] The median age of the Thorneside population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 74.2% of people living in Thorneside were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.4%, England 5.7%, Scotland 0.8%, South Africa 0.7%, Ireland 0.7%. 90.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Japanese.^[10]

In the 2016 census, Thorneside had a population of 3,761 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Thorneside had a population of 3,877 people.^[1]

South East Brisbane Steiner School is a private primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 12 John Street (27.4800°S 153.2014°E / -27.4800; 153.2014 (South East Brisbane Steiner School)).^[12][13] It is affiliated with Steiner Education Australia, a peak body for Steiner education in Australia.^[14]

There are no government schools in Thorneside. The nearest government primary school is Birkdale State School in neighbouring Birkdale to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Wellington Point State High School in Wellington Point to the east.^[12]

Thorneside Community Hall is at 200–204 Mooroondu Road; it is operated by the Redland City Council.^[15]

The Redland City Council operates a mobile library service which visits Beth Boyd Park and Thorneside Community Hall.^[16]

There is a boat ramp on the corner of Queens Esplanade and Helen Street on the south bank of Tingalpa Creek (27.4784°S 153.1980°E / -27.4784; 153.1980 (boat ramp)). It is managed by the Redland City Council.^[17]