Seventeen Mile flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Seventeen Mile (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 54.36 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
54.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Seventeen Mile's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Seventeen Mile at a glance
How Seventeen Mile is zoned
Selling in Seventeen Mile? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 54.36 km², Seventeen Mile is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 609,661 m² across 38 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Seventeen Mile
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Seventeen Mile suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Seventeen Mile. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Seventeen Mile itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Seventeen Mile address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Seventeen Mile planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Seventeen Mile?
The schematic on this page is a Seventeen Mile flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Seventeen Mile address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Seventeen Mile flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Seventeen Mile and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Lockyer Valley Regional average is 20%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Seventeen Mile bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Seventeen Mile is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Seventeen Mile?
The dominant planning zone in Seventeen Mile is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Seventeen Mile have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Seventeen Mile. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Seventeen Mile?
Across 38 surveyed parcels in Seventeen Mile, the median lot size is about 609,661 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Is Seventeen Mile an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Seventeen Mile scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
Do I need a planning report for a Seventeen Mile property?
A Seventeen Mile planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.