Suburb in Brisbane

Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD

Seventeen Mile Rocks had a population of 2,699 at the 2021 Census (−0.8% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $2,623. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Seventeen Mile Rocks at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Seventeen Mile Rocks's population shrank by 0.8% to 2,699, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.0 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.4%.

20.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 31.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 928 households.

The median household earns $2,623 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $425 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,113 a month.

27.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.1% use a language other than English at home. 40.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Seventeen Mile Rocks beside QLD and Australia.

Seventeen Mile RocksQLDAustralia
Population2,6995,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.038.238.2
Households9281,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright31.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,623$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$425$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,113$1,740$1,866
Born overseas27.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.8%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,7092011
  2. 2,7202016
  3. 2,6992021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Seventeen Mile Rocks Queensland
0–913.9%
10–1916.1%
20–298.8%
30–3913.4%
40–4918.3%
50–5913.2%
60–699.7%
70–794.6%
80+1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Seventeen Mile Rocks at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English38.5%
  2. Australian35.9%
  3. Irish13.5%
  4. Scottish11.4%
  5. German7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.0%
  2. Persian (excluding Dari)1.3%
  3. Vietnamese1.1%
  4. Cantonese1.0%
  5. Spanish0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.3%
  2. New Zealand3.6%
  3. India1.6%
  4. South Africa1.6%
  5. China1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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