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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.

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

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.

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268
Break-ins
122
Vehicle theft
1,827
Other theft
227
Property damage
133
Fraud
32
Handling stolen goods
521
Assault
81
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
52
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,773
Other offences

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:

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

PrimaryCorinda SS · Darra SS · Jindalee SS
JuniorCentenary SHS · Corinda SHS
SeniorCentenary SHS · Corinda SHS

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 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
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.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Seventeen Mile Rocks address:

Nearby suburbs

Sinnamon Park · 58.8% floodDarra · 10.9% floodOxley · 40.5% floodFig Tree Pocket · 49.7% floodMount Ommaney · 26.4% floodJindalee · 59.9% flood

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.