Discover the perfect blend of productivity and lifestyle at 221 Mulgowie Road, Thornton, a premium 160-acre property offering fertile, usable land and stunning rural outlooks in one of the Lockyer Valley's most desirable locations; set in the peaceful and picturesque Thornton district, known for its strong community, rich farming heritage, and beautiful mountain surrounds, this property provides the ideal escape while remaining perfectly positioned with easy access to major centres-just 1 hour 20 minutes to Brisbane*, 45-50 minutes to Toowoomba*, 20-25 minutes to Gatton*, and 25-30 minutes to Plainland*-making it an exceptional opportunity for those seeking space, productivity, and convenience all in one.
A unique property and investment with:-
• 160 ha on Laidley Creek, situated conveniently mid-way between Brisbane and Toowoomba
The Main Residence:-
• Boasts a luxurious, but functional, 13 KW Solar "all mod-cons", fully ducted air conditioned, Spanish tiled four-bedroom, three-bathroom home. The master bedroom has its own ensuite, dressing room and entrance
• Separate bar with sink and fridge
• Many storage cupboards
• A large separate entertainment, TV / rumpus room
• A 12-metre swimming pool
• Gourmet kitchen consists of high-quality bull-nosed overhanging marble with a large Smeg oven offering both electricity and gas
• Private with gorgeous views. The surrounding home garden lawns are sculpted with Murraya and Bay Tree hedges ensuring total privacy
• Hunter pop-ups irrigate both the house lawn, its orchard and the separate vegetable garden
• Stairs via a tropical garden under the giant Tipu tree, with an immense Staghorn fern, lead to a separate entertaining gazebo providing a fabulous outdoor dining facility for 12(+) people
• On the other side of the house, stairs lead down to what has been a functional dog run with close circuit television for monitoring
• Starlink x 3 TVs
• The gardens were created so as to (successfully) provide flowering trees each month and includes some fabulous and rare beauties. A full identification list can be provided. In addition, Jasmin vines provide privacy and bouquet
• A house herb garden ensures the cook has all those needed
• The orchard provides for practically self-sufficient living with several varieties of mangoes, avocados, lemons, limes mandarins, oranges, bananas, pecans, paw-paws and mulberries
• The enclosed vegetable garden with 24 separate bins is also designed to be self-sufficient having provided tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, artichokes, garlic and you-name-it for 20 years
• Superb valley views from the top of property. Ideal for a tiny house / studio
• Primary production taxation benefits
Managers Home:-
• Five years old and accessed, either from 221 Mulgowie Road or from the main home via a lane with a solar electric gate
• There is a separate office, a huge hay shed, a Vets room with its own shower and separate toilets for farm workers, a workshop, other covered areas and cattle equipment
• The property is fully reticulated with eight-inch mains, strategic hydrants, with four mammoth, hill tanks (three relatively new) for gravity distribution
• A state-of-the-art radio-beam automatically fills the tanks by signalling the bore
• The hillside fields have been contoured. A delightful creek runs through the property with run-off from Mt Beau Brummell
• The "never-run-dry" creek bore pump is new, as are all the other pumps. Fences and gates have been upgraded or replaced
This is a very rare offer for the discerning buyer downsizing from a larger property. Someone seeking a proven multi-potential grazing-farming property, a luxurious country escape, tourist development.
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The size of Thornton is approximately 94.6 square kilometres. It has 1 park. The population of Thornton in 2016 was 201 people. By 2021 the population was 214 showing a population growth of 6.5% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Thornton is 50-59 years. Households in Thornton are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Thornton work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 78.80% of the homes in Thornton were owner-occupied compared with 65.30% in 2016.
Thornton has 113 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Thornton have seen a 120.70% increase in median value. As at 31 January 2026:
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