Seventeen Seventy, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

64/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Seventeen Seventy is more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1011, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Seventeen Seventy at a glance

Population (2021): 125
Median age: 57
Median weekly household income: $949
SEIFA score: 1011
Coordinates: -24.1743, 151.8841

Seventeen Seventy demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Seventeen Seventy using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 11% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	9%
Youth (15–24)	11	9%
Young adults (25–44)	31	25%
Mid-life (45–64)	39	31%
Seniors (65+)	32	26%

Share of the 124 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	29	52%
Owned with a mortgage	10	18%
Rented	6	11%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	30	61%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 49 occupied private dwellings in Seventeen Seventy.

Median weekly rent: $300
Median monthly mortgage: $2,500
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,374
Median weekly personal income: $680

Community and culture

Born overseas: 22 (21%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 50 (46%)
Labour-force participation: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%
Employed full-time: 21
Employed part-time: 19

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Seventeen Seventy

Where is Seventeen Seventy?

Seventeen Seventy is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Seventeen Seventy?

At the 2021 Census, Seventeen Seventy had a population of about 125.

Is Seventeen Seventy an advantaged area?

Seventeen Seventy has an ABS SEIFA score of 1011, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 64 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of Australian suburbs.