Seventeen Mile Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°27′29″S 152°10′15″E / 27.4580°S 152.1708°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 22 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.405/km2 (1.049/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4344 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 54.3 km2 (21.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Seventeen Mile is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Seventeen Mile had a population of 22 people. [1]
The terrain is mountainous, ranging from 190 to 627 metres (623 to 2,057 ft), with the highest peak being Mount Cross ( 27°26′36″S 152°10′06″E / 27.4434°S 152.1682°E) in the north-west of the locality at 627 metres (2,057 ft). [3] [4] [5]
Alice Creek rises in the north of the locality and flows south-west, exiting the locality to the south-west ( White Mountain / Helidon). It is a tributary of Lockyer Creek and then of the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay. [5] [6]
Most of the south-east of the locality is within the Lockyer National Park. [5] Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 18 February 2000. [2]
In the 2016 census, Seventeen Mile had a population of 16 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Seventeen Mile had a population of 22 people. [1]
There are no schools in Seventeen Mile. The nearest government primary schools are Helidon State School in neighbouring Helidon to the south-west and Murphy's Creek State School in Murphys Creek to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south-east. [8]