Thornbury, Victoria

Thornbury Melbourne, Victoria
View of Thornbury from above looking towards the Melbourne CBD
Thornbury Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates	37°45′36″S 145°00′25″E / 37.760°S 145.007°E / -37.760; 145.007
Population	19,005 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	3,650/km2 (9,470/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3071
Elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Area	5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Location	7 km (4 mi) NE of Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Darebin
State electorate(s)	Northcote
Federal division(s)	Cooper
Suburbs around Thornbury: Coburg Preston Bellfield Coburg Thornbury Ivanhoe Brunswick East Northcote Fairfield

Thornbury (/ˈθɔːrnbəri/ ^ⓘ) is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Thornbury recorded a population of 19,005 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Thornbury is bordered by the Merri Creek to the west, and the Darebin Creek to the east. The heart of Thornbury is known as Thornbury Village,^[2] and is located at the centre of Thornbury, at the intersection of High Street and Normanby Avenue/Clarendon Street.

Thornbury is shaped as a thin strip of land sandwiched between Northcote and Preston. Its east–west distance is four times its north–south distance. For 111 years, Thornbury was part of the former City of Northcote local government area, which existed from 1883 until June 1994. As such, Thornbury is universally understood to be a demographic and commercial satellite of Northcote, along with Westgarth, although the latter does not have its own postcode.

In the 2021 census, the most common ancestries were English 29.7%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 14.1%, Italian 12.6% and Greek 10.9%%. 70.5% of people were born in Australia with other common countries of birth being Greece 4.2%, England 2.9%, Italy 2.9%, and New Zealand 2.2%. Most common languages, other than English spoken at home are Greek 8.0%, Italian 4.2%, Arabic 1.7%, Mandarin 1.1% and Vietnamese 1.0%.^[3]