Suburbs Seventeen Mile Rocks

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Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is 2,699 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Seventeen Mile Rocks is $1,137 per week ($59,124 per year). Median rent in Seventeen Mile Rocks is $425 per week ($1,842 per month). Seventeen Mile Rocks has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Seventeen Mile Rocks has a population density of 1324.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Seventeen Mile Rocks is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Seventeen Mile Rocks is $2,156.

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📍 Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland — 27.5480°S, 152.9559°E

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Seventeen Mile Rocks Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Seventeen Mile Rocks Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,137/wk
$59,124 per year
#587 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$425/wk
$1,842 per month
#1459 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,156/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.7 per bedroom

Seventeen Mile Rocks Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.0% (1,353) Female 50.0% (1,353)

Population Density

1324.5
people per km²
2,699 people · 2.0 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,938
Family income/wk

Seventeen Mile Rocks Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Seventeen Mile Rocks Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
38.9% 287 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
61.1% 450 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Seventeen Mile Rocks Country of Birth

Australia
86.5%
England
6.2%
India
1.8%
Iran
1.7%
China
1.1%
Fiji
1.0%
Canada
0.6%
France
0.6%
Bangladesh
0.3%
Germany
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Religion

No Religion
44.4%
Catholic
24.9%
Anglican
12.5%
Uniting Church
4.6%
Not stated
4.4%
Baptist
3.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.1%
Hinduism
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
82.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
19.0%
Persian ED
17.5%
Other
11.9%
Spanish
11.9%
Tamil
10.3%
Vietnamese
10.3%
IAL Sinhal
10.3%
Polish
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Employment

💼
Employed full-time
47.5% 911 people
⏰
Employed part-time
23.8% 456 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 64 people
🏠
Not in labour force
25.3% 485 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.4%
Certificate III/IV
17.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.5%
Postgraduate Degree
17.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.3%
Certificate I/II
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Occupation

Professionals
43.2%
Managers
17.6%
Community & Personal Service
11.0%
Clerical & Administrative
10.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.0%
Labourers
3.5%
Sales Workers
3.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Seventeen Mile Rocks Field of Study

Management & Commerce
26.1%
Engineering
14.9%
Health
13.1%
Society & Culture
12.7%
Education
8.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
6.3%
Creative Arts
4.8%
Information Technology
4.7%
Architecture & Building
3.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
2.4%
$500-$649/wk
2.1%
$650-$799/wk
3.5%
$800-$999/wk
3.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
8.6%
$4,000+/wk
25.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Marital Status

💍
Married
57.0% 1,187
↔️
Separated
3.6% 74
📋
Divorced
7.0% 145
🕊️
Widowed
2.4% 50
👤
Never married
30.0% 625

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Ancestry

English
28.3%
Australian
26.4%
Other
10.1%
Irish
9.9%
Scottish
8.4%
German
5.2%
Chinese
3.6%
Indian
2.4%
Polish
1.5%
Dutch
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
Vietnamese
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.4%
Secondary — Government
20.5%
Primary — Catholic
11.4%
Secondary — Catholic
10.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.8%
Pre-school
7.6%
Vocational Education
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
2.9% 151
✅
No need for assistance
97.1% 5,142

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.8% 423
—
Not a volunteer
79.2% 1,607

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.3%
$300-$449/mo
0.8%
$450-$599/mo
0.8%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
4.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
30.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
15.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
68.4%
Did not go to work
17.3%
Train
5.7%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.9%
Walked only
0.8%
Bicycle
0.6%
Truck
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.6%
1 vehicle
27.0%
2 vehicles
50.8%
3 vehicles
15.9%
4+ vehicles
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
2.2%
3 bedrooms
35.3%
4 bedrooms
45.2%
5 bedrooms
15.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Population Mobility

10.7%
moved in the last year
35.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
74.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Indigenous Population

1.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
62
Indigenous residents
5,253
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
221
Asthma
116
Arthritis
59
Diabetes
57
Heart disease
43
Cancer
29
Kidney disease
16
Lung condition
16
Stroke
16

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.8%
$150-$299/wk
4.7%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
1.9%
$500-$649/wk
1.8%
$650-$799/wk
5.7%
$800-$999/wk
7.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.3%
$3,500+/wk
7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
51.0%
Couple — no children
20.3%
Couple — no children under 15
18.0%
One parent — no children under 15
5.7%
One parent — children under 15
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.9% 19
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.4% 9
🏅
Previously served
3.0% 61
👤
Never served
95.6% 1,949

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.9% 242
—
Did not provide
88.1% 1,787

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Children Ever Born

No children
33.2%
1 child
13.5%
2 children
36.3%
3 children
11.8%
4 children
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
21
1961–1970
42
1971–1980
47
1981–1990
134
1991–2000
93
2001–2010
223
2011–2015
98
2016
14
2017
14
2018
15
2019
7
2020
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.8%
5–14 hours
36.8%
15–29 hours
16.4%
30+ hours
9.4%
Did not do domestic work
14.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Household Size

1 person
15.4%
2 persons
30.1%
3 persons
18.5%
4 persons
26.1%
5 persons
7.1%
6+ persons
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,354
Moved from QLD
210
Moved — same area (SA2)
35
Moved from VIC
13
Moved from overseas
10
Moved from ACT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
91.5%
Step family — no other children
6.6%
Blended family — no other children
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Seventeen Mile Rocks Schools

17
schools nearby
10
government
1104
avg ICSEA score
9,379
total students
Good News Lutheran School Independent
Primary · Prep-6 · 366 students
1181
ICSEA
Kenmore South State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 684 students
1170
ICSEA
Fig Tree Pocket State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 477 students
1169
ICSEA
St Aidan's Anglican Girls School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,075 students
1168
ICSEA
Sherwood State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 630 students
1139
ICSEA
Brisbane Montessori School Independent
Combined · Prep-10 · 189 students
1128
ICSEA
Christ the King School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 225 students
1127
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 488 students
1118
ICSEA
Corinda State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 620 students
1115
ICSEA
Jamboree Heights State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 893 students
1103
ICSEA
Mancel College Independent
Combined · U · 223 students
1084
ICSEA
Jindalee State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 522 students
1082
ICSEA
Mount Ommaney Special School Government
Combined · Prep-12 · 156 students
1056
ICSEA
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 508 students
1054
ICSEA
Oxley State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 383 students
1051
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 17 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Seventeen Mile Rocks Rent Prices & Affordability

16%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,617/wk
Median Rent $425/wk
Rent-to-Income 16.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Seventeen Mile Rocks

≈ $11,340/month
Median rent $425/wk
Left after rent $2,192/wk
Rent share 16.2%

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Seventeen Mile Rocks vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Willowbank
Pop: 1,351 Income: $715/wk Rent: $245/wk
Lake Macdonald
Pop: 1,352 Income: $721/wk Rent: $420/wk
Chatsworth (Qld)
Pop: 1,353 Income: $609/wk Rent: $300/wk
Sadliers Crossing
Pop: 1,358 Income: $800/wk Rent: $300/wk
Forrest Beach (Qld)
Pop: 1,364 Income: $543/wk Rent: $240/wk
Blackall
Pop: 1,365 Income: $686/wk Rent: $157/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Seventeen Mile Rocks

What is the population of Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD?

The population of Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is 2,699 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1324.5 people per km².Seventeen Mile Rocks is ranked #2,591 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

The median personal income in Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is $1,137 per week, or $59,124 per year.The median household income is $2,617 per week.Family income is $2,938 per week.Seventeen Mile Rocks is ranked #587 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

Median rent in Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is $425 per week ($1,842 per month).Rent represents 16.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Seventeen Mile Rocks ranks #1,459 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is $2,156. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

The median age in Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Seventeen Mile Rocks a good suburb to live in?

Seventeen Mile Rocks is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,699.The median income is $1,137/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (16.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32539. All dollar figures in AUD.