[citation needed] Public transport facilities include Gaythorne railway station on the Ferny Grove - City line.

[citation needed] The suburb takes its name from a property in the area owned by Howard Bliss.

[10][11] In April 1921, the land unsold was re-offered through auctioneers Cameron Bros as "Gaythorne & Rangeview Estates" made up of 53 allotments.

[12][13] On Saturday 18 April 1924 auctioneers Isles, Love, & Co offered 170 residential lots in the Bellevue Park Estate in Enoggera Heights.

[15] It was located at 10 Tel El Kebir Street on the corner of Heliopolis Parade (27°25′00″S 152°58′43″E / 27.4166°S 152.9787°E / -27.4166; 152.9787 (All Souls' Anglican Church (former))), which is now within the neighbouring suburb of Mitchelton.

80.2% of people living in Gaythorne were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 2.2%, India 1.5%, Nepal 0.6%, Philippines 0.5%.

88.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1% Cantonese, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Punjabi, 0.6% Nepali.