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Thornton, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Thornton, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Thornton at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3712 |
| Local government area | Murrindindi |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 22510 |
Planning zones in Thornton
- FZ — Farming Zone93%
- PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone4%
- TRZ — Transport Zone1%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Thornton is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- FZ — Farming Zone93% of the suburb
- PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone4% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone1% of the suburb
Thornton in the 2021 Census
| Population | 311 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 55 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,048 |
| Median weekly rent | $258 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $867 |
| Average household size | 2 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in Murrindindi
- Kinglake WestVIC 3757
- BalliangVIC 3340
- Barwon HeadsVIC 3227
- BitternVIC 3918
- BuangorVIC 3375
- DarleyVIC 3340
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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