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%.

Check a specific Seventeen Mile Rocks address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

25.7%
Of properties in a flood area
28%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,609
Mapped properties

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.

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Crime near Seventeen Mile Rocks

Seventeen Mile Rocks sits in the Mount Ommaney police division, which recorded 6,245 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,245 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:

Residential68.5% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Industrial15.5% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: IN2 - General industry B

Industrial13.2% of properties

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

English37.5%
Australian35%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.1%
German6.9%
Chinese4.8%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand3.6%
India1.6%
South Africa1.6%
China1.3%
Iran1.2%

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 9,235 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

9,235
Dwellings/yr
2,822
Houses
6,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Seventeen Mile Rocks). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.