Thorneside is a coastal urban

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in the City of Redland,

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, Australia. In the , Thorneside had a population of 3,761 people.

Geography

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

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

. It is bounded to the west by

Tingalpa Creek Tingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland. It flows along Brisbane's south east boundary with Redland City Council. On early maps the creek was called both Tunim Creek and Tangulba Creek. The waterway serves as important wildlife cor ...

. Mooroondu Point is the northernmost part of the locality at the mouth of the creek, jutting into the bay () The

Cleveland railway line The Cleveland railway line is a suburban railway line extending east-southeast from Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. History Following the opening of the Wooloongabb ...

enters the locality from the west ( Ransome) and exits to the south-east (

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) with the locality served by

Thorneside railway station Thorneside railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Thorneside in Redland City. History In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station. Thorne ...

(). 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. In the , Thorneside recorded 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.

Amenities

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

Redland City Council Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in June 2018, the city is spread al ...

. The Redland City Council operates a

mobile library A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Bookm ...

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

References

External links

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