suburb.guide

QLD · Brisbane Council

Seventeen Mile Rocks, 4073

Current weather

18.7°COvercast

87% humidity · 6.8 km/h wind · 21.2° / 12.9° today · 0.1 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

48.1/100
Average

Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs

65% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Dog friendly
  • High desirability
What Seventeen Mile Rocks is known for: Green suburb, Dog friendly, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Brisbane, Seventeen Mile Rocks is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.

Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.

Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

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)
74 / 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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
61
Against the person
2
Against property
44
Rate per 1,000 residents
22.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1,350 residents
State safety percentile
16th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+15.9%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences35
  • Other Property Damage13
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)101
  • Traffic And Related Offences12
  • Unlawful Entry23

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

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

Amenities

86 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bbq (5)
  • Bench (23)
  • Duporth Rd near Loyal St, stop 59Bus stop
  • McPherson Rd at McPherson Park, stop 56Bus stop
  • Oldfield Rd near McPherson Rd, stop 57Bus stop
  • Rocks Riverside Park, stop 75Bus stop
  • Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd at Argyle Street, stop 73Bus stop
  • Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd at Arygle, stop 73Bus stop
  • Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd at Edenbrooke, stop 72Bus stop
  • Dog park (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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 · Period: current · Updated on site

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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
48.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2180th in Australia
State rank
497th in QLD
Peer rank
#242 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#257 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
65%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Bbqamenitiesbbq
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench

Data sources & freshness

More in Brisbane Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.