North Queensland flood disaster recovery rate at 76 per cent

Around 76 per cent of properties damaged during the 2025 north Queensland flood disaster have been assessed as no longer damaged following a Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) Reconstruction Monitoring operation.

During May, QRA officers doorknocked more than 600 homes across the region still identified as damaged from the North and Far North Tropical Low event of January and February 2025.

Property damage assessments were conducted in the Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Hinchinbrook and Townsville local government areas, with support from councils, Queensland Community Recovery, and local neighbourhood centres.

In the final Reconstruction Monitoring operation in response to the disaster, QRA tracked recovery collecting data on structural damage to properties, the progress of repairs and insurance claims, and spoke with residents about their wellbeing post-disaster.

QRA’s initial Reconstruction Monitoring operation in the region in June 2025 saw almost 1,100 properties visited.

This latest operation assessed 825 of those properties as no longer damaged.

Of the 619 properties assessed in May, 369 are now repaired while 154 have minor damage, 73 have moderate damage, and 23 are severely damaged.

Reconstruction Monitoring operations provide follow-up damage assessments following major severe weather events.

Initial property damage information is provided by the Queensland Fire Department, which conducts rapid damage assessments in the immediate aftermath of a major disaster.

Reconstruction Monitoring is a crucial tool to track recovery progress and make sure vulnerable Queenslanders have access to the support they need.

Through these assessments, QRA can identify issues and trends that are then shared with other state government agencies, councils, and industry bodies like the Insurance Council of Australia.

For more information on QRA Reconstruction Monitoring visit www.qra.qld.gov.au/reconstruction-monitoring.