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QLD · Brisbane Council
Seventeen Mile Rocks, 4073
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,698
Growth (1 yr)
-0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
-0.5%
Median age
38
Median income
$2,617/wk
Employment rate
71.6%
Languages at home
16.1%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Persian, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Brisbane Council, Seventeen Mile Rocks is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability lands around average here: softer weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment, plus schools and education holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Seventeen Mile Rocks snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
2,698
-0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#151
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
21st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
1st
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
81st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 51.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 29% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1929th in Australia
- State rank
- 432nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #151 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #247 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
2,698(June 2025)
-0.2% annual · -0.5% over 5 years · 1th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.2%
- 5-year growth
- -0.5%
- Change in 1 year
- -6
- Change in 5 years
- -13
- Growth rank in QLD
- 1th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,700), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,699
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,617
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 953
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,156
- Employment rate
- 71.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 865 / 61 / 5
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 75
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 53
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 900 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +14.8%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences43
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)125
- Unlawful Entry25
- Other Property Damage15
- Traffic And Related Offences16
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,092
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 81th
School list
- Mount Ommaney Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 156 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Brisbane Montessori SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 189 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Duporth Rd near Loyal St, stop 59
- Oldfield Rd near McPherson Rd, stop 57
- Rocks Riverside Park, stop 75
- Rocks Riverside Park, stop 75
- Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd at Edenbrooke, stop 72
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
154 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 7 playgrounds · 2 dog parks · 3 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 15 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 16/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.37
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.85
Food & drink(1)
- King of CakesBakery
39 Benronalds Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
Sport & outdoors(21)
- Dog park (2)
- F45Gym
35 Benronalds Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Alphitonia Street ParkPark
20 Alphitonia Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Edenbrooke ParkPark
- Edenbrooke ParkPark
161 Bellwood Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Fremont Street ParkPark
- Rocks Riverside ParkPark
531 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road
- Picnic area
- Playground (6)
- RR PlaygroundPlayground
- parkrunSports field
- Sports field
- Play BoatSwimming pool
- Stream PlaySwimming pool
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(2)
- Viewpoint (2)
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(29)
- Bbq (6)
- Bench (25)
- Chain Gang Bike ShopBicycle
- Westpoint AutosCar
14 Counihan Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Century Auto Wrecker'sCar Parts
10 Benronalds Street
- Pedros Auto PartsCar Parts
31 Benronalds Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- CarSCar repair
Unit 1 17 Benronalds Street
- Common (6)
- Drinking water (7)
- Garden (5)
- Rocks Community GardenGarden
- Edenbrooke BikewayInformation
- iSEE CHURCHParking
- Parking (14)
- Parking Space (4)
- Picnic Table (8)
- iSEE CHURCHPlace of worship
308 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road
- Riverlife Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
47 Jennifer Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Public toilets
- JaycarRadiotechnics
601 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road
- Recycling (10)
- TOMRARecycling
9 Counihan Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Shelter (9)
- Stage
- Scody Performance WearTailor
- HandymateTools
Unit 2 17 Benronalds Street
- Traffic Park
- Vacant
12 Counihan Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- Waste Basket (11)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alphitonia Street ParkPark
- Edenbrooke ParkPark
- Fremont Street ParkPark
- Rocks Riverside ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- iSEE CHURCH
308 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road
- Riverlife Baptist Church
47 Jennifer Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Canossa Private Hospital (0.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 73
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.1
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Oxley
- Member of Parliament
- Milton DICK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,449
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).
Coalition 34.0%Labor 66.0%
3.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Seventeen Mile RocksLabor 65.6% · Coalition 34.4% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Oxley (Oxley)Labor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Jindalee SouthLabor 63.9% · Coalition 36.1% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- DarraLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.0% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
- Oxley South (Oxley)Labor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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