Most flood-affected suburbs
Suburbs ranked by the number of properties that fall inside a mapped flood overlay — a council or state flood-planning area, which flags where flood risk applies rather than guaranteeing inundation. Across the 456 council areas KnowYourBlock currently covers. Open a suburb to check a specific address.
- 1Southbank47,91086.4% of suburb
- 2Surfers Paradise13,99932.5% of suburb
- 3Brisbane City13,61058.4% of suburb
- 4West End13,30382.1% of suburb
- 5Hope Island13,075100% of suburb
- 6Docklands12,68036.7% of suburb
- 7South Brisbane11,23368.5% of suburb
- 8Caboolture10,31352.3% of suburb
- 9North Lakes10,09894.7% of suburb
- 10Kirwan9,762100% of suburb
- 11Newstead8,27699.4% of suburb
- 12Shepparton7,79438.6% of suburb
- 13Grafton7,632100% of suburb
- 14Labrador7,23247.1% of suburb
- 15Mermaid Waters6,96495.4% of suburb
- 16Newtown6,49790.4% of suburb
- 17Palm Beach6,41349% of suburb
- 18Bongaree6,18288.9% of suburb
- 19Runaway Bay5,78080.6% of suburb
- 20Broadbeach Waters5,475100% of suburb
- 21North Ward5,263100% of suburb
- 22Townsville City4,956100% of suburb
- 23Kelso4,755100% of suburb
- 24Burleigh Waters4,59055.8% of suburb
- 25Paradise Point4,50781.1% of suburb
- 26Yamba4,48269.3% of suburb
- 27Hamilton4,46352.2% of suburb
- 28Clyde North4,45017.2% of suburb
- 29New Farm4,43942.3% of suburb
- 30Biggera Waters4,42259% of suburb
- 31St Lucia4,37755.3% of suburb
- 32Logan Reserve4,37254.2% of suburb
- 33Fortitude Valley4,36229.8% of suburb
- 34Mount Louisa4,354100% of suburb
- 35Toowong4,35141% of suburb
- 36Loganholme4,17681.5% of suburb
- 37Newport4,062100% of suburb
- 38Bethania4,04390.2% of suburb
- 39Kialla3,99784.7% of suburb
- 40Caboolture South3,92175.7% of suburb
- 41Bulimba3,90070.5% of suburb
- 42Aitkenvale3,860100% of suburb
- 43Milton3,83788.1% of suburb
- 44Loganlea3,81268.8% of suburb
- 45Burdell3,802100% of suburb
- 46Carrara3,78348.4% of suburb
- 47Melbourne3,7562.6% of suburb
- 48Eagleby3,73539.4% of suburb
- 49Garbutt3,706100% of suburb
- 50Varsity Lakes3,67737.5% of suburb
Share of mapped addresses in each suburb within council flood overlays — indicative only; verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council flood mapping & planning schemes, Geoscape G-NAF.