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Homeowners in Thornlie, Western Australia

Thornlie, by the people who own it.

6,373 of Thornlie's 8,401 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 76 in every 100, against 69 across Western Australia. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Thornlie by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Thornlie

6,373owner-occupied homes
2,795owned outright
3,578with a mortgage
6,092owner-occupied houses
23,665residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Thornlie76%6,373
Western Australia69%666,956
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Thornlie (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

21% of households are one person

1,764 households in Thornlie are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

33 in 100 homes owned outright

2,795 households in Thornlie have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

76 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Thornlie, 76 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

On Doorstep in Thornlie

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Thornlie.

Open Homes

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Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Thornlie →

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Reach Thornlie's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Thornlie, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Thornlie

How many homes in Thornlie are owner-occupied?

6,373 of Thornlie's 8,401 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (76%): 2,795 owned outright and 3,578 with a mortgage. Across Western Australia the figure is 69%.

Is Doorstep available in Thornlie?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Thornlie is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Thornlie see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Thornlie.

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