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Thornlands is a bayside suburb on the Redland Peninsula that blends coastal lifestyle with suburban space. Streets are mostly leafy and low density, with established brick homes, newer estate developments and larger semi-rural blocks alongside some waterfront properties on Moreton Bay. The foreshore and mangrove-lined creeks attract boating, fishing and kayaking, and pockets of bushland, parks, sporting fields and playgrounds provide plenty of room for outdoor activity. Local shops and community facilities cover everyday needs, and road connections to nearby centres make dining, shopping and services readily accessible.

Home to 19,263 people with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $2,218 a week, Thornlands is a suburb of families — couple families with children are the largest group and owner-occupiers make up 73.3% of homes. It sits at the centre of the Southern Thornlands Priority Development Area, where a draft scheme outlines roughly 8,000 new homes, major infrastructure upgrades, more than 150 hectares of open space and provision for three new schools and neighbourhood parks. Local road upgrades, sporting-complex improvements and transport planning are also affecting everyday access.

A median house price of $1,300,000 in Thornlands works out to about 11.3 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census (weekly household income $2,218 × 52 = $115,336). That places buying a house well above what people locally earned at the last Census. Renting a house at about $750 a week would take roughly 33.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share. Which of these matters more will depend on whether you plan to buy or rent and on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

A standout in Thornlands over the past 12 months is the strong rise in house values, which climbed 18.9%. Unit values also increased, up 5.7%, a solid gain. House rents rose 4.2% over the year, a modest rise, so the capital value movement for houses outpaced the growth in the rent those houses earned during this period.

If you're weighing Thornlands as an investment, the figures show larger capital growth on the house side this year while rental income for houses rose more modestly. Which of those outcomes matters to you depends on your own objectives and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.