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Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD 4073

Seventeen Mile Rocks is in Brisbane LGA, QLD, postcode 4073, with population 2,699.

The read

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$1.2M
+19.4% YoY
2019 → 2024 · 6 periods
ABS + state medians
$1.2M
$720K
2019 2024
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.2M
House median, latest period
19.4%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$425/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
1.9%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
2,699
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,519
151 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$779/wk (-$40,521/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
8.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,156/mo, while renters pay about $1,842/mo — owning runs $314/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.17M
Household income · yr
$136K
Median rent · wk
$425
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,156
Gross yield
1.9%

Household income

$136K household · yr+70.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$59K
Family
$153K
Household
$136K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,340
6,340 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,340
Total incidents6,340· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault70721%
  • Break And Enter73722%
  • Drug Offences1,47444%
  • Fraud41312%

Full data detail

Seventeen Mile Rocks QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Seventeen Mile Rocks (postcode 4073) is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Brisbane local government area. It is home to about 2,699 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $136K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Seventeen Mile Rocks stand at $1.2 million, having jumped by 19.4% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $785,000 (+32.5% YoY). The median weekly rent is $425 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,156.

Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brisbane LGA is moderate at 6,340 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.9% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 8.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +19.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability8.6x· Moderate
Price Momentum+19.4% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,156
Rent · wk(Census)$425
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income8.6x
Population growth · Brisbane LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,375,301
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Brisbane LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,357
Houses2,020
Units4,338
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brisbane LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4073ATO
Negatively geared541 (9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,065/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,143
Reported capital gains974
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,699
Median age38
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,617
Personal income · wk$1,137
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$69,389
Mean income$88,129
Earners6,745
YoY change+2.7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Verify-heavy evidence

Seventeen Mile Rocks depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles / ABS Data by Region · 2024 · Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Verify
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 9 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Seventeen Mile Rocks FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Seventeen Mile Rocks in?

    Seventeen Mile Rocks is in the Brisbane Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4073. Council-level context for Brisbane LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

    The current median house price in Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD is $1.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Seventeen Mile Rocks?

    The median weekly rent in Seventeen Mile Rocks is $425/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Seventeen Mile Rocks a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Seventeen Mile Rocks show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Seventeen Mile Rocks?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Seventeen Mile Rocks data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.