Seventeen Mile, Queensland

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Seventeen Mile
Queensland
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Seventeen Mile
Coordinates 27°27′29″S152°10′15″E / 27.4580°S 152.1708°E / -27.4580; 152.1708 (Seventeen Mile (centre of locality))
Population22 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4344
Area54.3 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
Suburbs around Seventeen Mile:
Palmtree Palmtree Buaraba South
White Mountain Seventeen Mile Vinegar Hill
Helidon Grantham Ringwood

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. [3]

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Geography

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″S152°10′06″E / 27.4434°S 152.1682°E / -27.4434; 152.1682 (Mount Cross) ) in the north-west of the locality at 627 metres (2,057 ft). [4] [5] [6]

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. [6] [7]

Most of the south-east of the locality is within the Lockyer National Park. [6] Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [6]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 18 February 2000. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Seventeen Mile had a population of 16 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Seventeen Mile had a population of 22 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Seventeen Mile. The nearest governmen 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. [9]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Seventeen Mile (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Seventeen Mile – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Seventeen Mile (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Mount Cross – mountain in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 8855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. "Alice Creek – watercourse in the Lockyer Valley Region (entry 313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Seventeen Mile (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2024.