Thornbury (VIC 3071): property prices & suburb profile
Darebin LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Thornbury property prices
The typical Thornbury house sold for around $1,461,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +70.0% over 10 years and +24.3% over 5 years.
Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back
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| Period | Houses (yearly + recent quarters) | Units (yearly + recent quarters) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $729,000 | $428,500 |
| 2014 | $841,000 | $457,500 |
| 2015 | $918,000 | $509,000 |
| 2016 | $1,079,500 | $519,000 |
| 2017 | $1,230,000 | $572,000 |
| 2018 | $1,137,500 | $565,000 |
| 2019 | $1,150,000 | $595,000 |
| 2020 | $1,252,500 | $600,000 |
| 2021 | $1,500,000 | $680,500 |
| 2022 | $1,455,000 | $650,000 |
| 2023 | $1,410,000 | $628,000 |
| 2024 | $1,430,000 | $580,000 |
| Apr 2024 | $1,383,500 | $621,000 |
| July 2024 | $1,500,000 | $515,000 |
| Oct 2024 | $1,305,500 | $568,500 |
| 2025 | $1,415,000 | $569,500 |
| Apr 2025 | $1,400,000 | $458,800 |
| July 2025 | $1,517,500 | $600,000 |
| Oct 2025 | $1,475,000 | $674,000 |
- Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
- The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
- The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
- Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
- Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.
Thornbury medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Thornbury is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $674k | 84 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $1.48M | 59 |
| 2025-Q3 | Unit | $600k | 71 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $1.52M | 59 |
| 2025-Q2 | Unit | $459k | 69 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $1.40M | 50 |
| 2025-Q1 | Unit | $570k | 43 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $1.42M | 24 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $569k | 74 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $1.31M | 51 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $515k | 49 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $1.50M | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Thornbury
Thornbury has a median age of 37 and a median household income of $1,971 a week.
- Figures labelled Thornbury are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Thornbury" and postcode 3071 both extend beyond Thornbury.
- SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.
Schools in Thornbury
The 7 schools in Thornbury sit at the 81st percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Holy Spirit School | Catholic | Primary | 1,107 |
| Penders Grove Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,021 |
| St Mary's School | Catholic | Primary | 1,089 |
| Thornbury High School | Government | Secondary | 1,067 |
| Thornbury Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,093 |
| Virtual School Victoria | Government | Combined | 1,073 |
| Wales Street Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,140 |
- ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
- Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
- Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.
Suburbs near Thornbury
Thornbury's typical house price of $1,461,000 is the 2nd highest of the 25 Melbourne North suburbs we cover.
Brunswick 3056
$1,314,000 typical house price
Brunswick East 3057
$1,459,000 typical house price
Brunswick West 3055
$1,317,000 typical house price
Bundoora 3083
$904,000 typical house price
Coburg 3058
$1,242,000 typical house price
Craigieburn 3064
$710,000 typical house price
Donnybrook 3064
$657,000 typical house price
Doreen 3754
$790,000 typical house price
Thornbury: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Thornbury?
- About $1,461,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 192 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
- Have Thornbury prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 70.0% over 10 years and moved +24.3% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
- What do units cost in Thornbury?
- The typical unit price was around $582,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 267 sales.
- Can I see Thornbury prices street by street?
- Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
- Which schools are in Thornbury?
- Thornbury has 7 ACARA-registered schools, including Holy Spirit School, Penders Grove Primary School, St Mary's School, Thornbury High School, Thornbury Primary School, Virtual School Victoria.
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This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.