Seventeen Mile Rocks flood & bushfire risk
Of Seventeen Mile Rocks’s 1,609 mapped properties, 25.7% are in a mapped flood area and 28% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Seventeen Mile Rocks’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Seventeen Mile Rocks
Flood and bushfire areas across Seventeen Mile Rocks. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Seventeen Mile Rocks
Seventeen Mile Rocks sits in the Mount Ommaney police division, which recorded 6,051 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,051 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Ommaney police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Seventeen Mile Rocks
Seventeen Mile Rocks is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low density residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: IN2 - General industry B
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: LII - Low impact industry
School catchments in Seventeen Mile Rocks
Seventeen Mile Rocks can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Seventeen Mile Rocks
At the 2021 Census, 26.5% of Seventeen Mile Rocks’s 2,699 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Seventeen Mile Rocks
Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Seventeen Mile Rocks). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 3 Hartigan Court, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 7 Surveyor Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 2/19 Staple Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 20 Jacksonia Drive, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 12 Meehan Street, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 149 Bluestone Circuit, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 12 Sinnamon Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
- 92 Brookeside Crescent, Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.