Thorneside is a coastal urban

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Thorneside had a population of 3,877 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east by Waterloo Bay (), a part of

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. It is bounded to the west by Tingalpa Creek. Mooroondu Point is the northernmost part of the locality at the mouth of the creek, jutting into the bay () The Cleveland railway line enters the locality from the west ( Ransome) and exits to the south-east ( Birkdale) with the locality served by

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(). Residential development in the suburb is predominately housing estates built around Thorneside Road and Mooroondu Road.

History

The locality is named after the

, 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.

Demographics

In the , Thorneside had a population of 3,548 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male. 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. In the , Thorneside had a population of 3,761 people. In the , Thorneside had a population of 3,877 people.

Education

South East Brisbane Steiner School is a private primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 12 John Street (). It is affiliated with Steiner Education Australia, a peak body for

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in Australia. 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

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to the east.

Amenities

Thorneside Community Hall is at 200–204 Mooroondu Road; it is operated by the

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. The Redland City Council operates a

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service which visits Beth Boyd Park and Thorneside Community Hall. There is a boat ramp on the corner of Queens Esplanade and Helen Street on the south bank of Tingalpa Creek (). It is managed by the Redland City Council.

Parks

There are a number of parks in the area: * Beth Boyd Park, 76–92 Mooroondu Road * Ferry Road Park () * Frank Street Park () * John Street Park () * Railway Parade Park () * William Taylor Memorial Sportsfield () William Taylor Memorial Sportsfield (also known as Mooroondu Sports field has facilities for soccer, netball, cricket, and tennis.

Other amenities

Other amenities include: * Willard Webber Reserve * Queens Esplanade * Canoe Club Located beside Tingalpa Creek

References

External links

* {{Redland City Suburbs of Redland City Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland