Seventeen Seventy suburb profile
Seventeen Seventy is a small village on a headland near Bustard Bay and the Coral Sea, anchored by dramatic coastal scenery and historic landing sites from early European exploration. Low-rise holiday cottages, scattered homes and caravan-style accommodation sit around a compact village centre.
A quiet, tourism-oriented place outside busy periods, it offers headland walks, fishing and launch points for reef and island trips to nearby islands such as Lady Musgrave. A small cluster of shops and visitor services supports local charters and short-stay accommodation.
Seventeen Seventy property market performance
Seventeen Seventy currently has no published median house or unit price. Too few properties of either type have sold here recently for a reliable median to be published.
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Seventeen Seventy demographics
Seventeen Seventy is an older community with couples without children at home and many households owning their homes outright.
Couples without children make up 75.9% of families and 64.4% of homes are owned outright. At the 2021 Census, 125 people lived in Seventeen Seventy.
| Suburb | QLD | |
|---|---|---|
Median age years | 57 | 38 |
Median household income weekly | $949 | $1,675 |
Couples with children share of families | 24.1% | 41.2% |
Couples without children share of families | 75.9% | 40.3% |
One-parent families share of families | n/a | 16.8% |
Homes owned outright share of homes | 64.4% | 30.1% |
Homes with a mortgage share of homes | 22.2% | 35.6% |
Homes rented share of homes | 13.3% | 34.3% |
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