Regular services take passengers east to Newcastle (18 minutes for the express) and west to Maitland.
[8] A new industrial estate and increased residential subdivisions resulted in the Roads & Traffic Authority planning a major upgrade to the Weakleys Drive intersection, which was completed as of December 2008.
This is also contrasted with the high amount of defence force workers whom represent 5.5% of the workforce in Thornton as opposed to 0.7% in the rest of Australia.
[3] Thornton, New South Wales, as depicted by the 2021 Census, is a suburb with a population of 10,690, characterized by a nearly equal gender distribution, with 49.3% males and 50.7% females.
The labor force participation rate for those aged 15 and over is 71.1%, and 73.0% of residents were engaged in unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census night.
Overall, Thornton emerges as a dynamic and diverse community, encompassing a range of demographics, educational backgrounds, and cultural heritages.