North Queensland property flood recovery tracking in the right direction

Around 76 per cent of properties impacted during the 2025 north and Far North Queensland flood disaster are no longer damaged according to data from the latest Reconstruction Monitoring operation carried out by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).

Over a week in May, QRA officers doorknocked more than 600 homes and businesses 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.

During this final Reconstruction Monitoring operation for the disaster, QRA collected 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 across the north and Far North in June 2025 saw almost 1,100 properties visited.

Following this final round of assessments, 825 of those properties are no longer identified as damaged.

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

The data and insights collected during the assessments have been shared with other relevant state government agencies, councils, and industry bodies like the Insurance Council of Australia, to address community needs and support long-term recovery.

QRA’s next Reconstruction Monitoring operation will see the first follow-up damage assessments conducted following this year’s severe weather, and final assessments for 2025’s ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Between 13-17 July, QRA will carry out assessments on 150 properties throughout Chinchilla, Bundaberg and Maryborough impacted by this year’s flood disaster, and around 260 properties in Hervey Bay still identified as damaged from Cyclone Alfred.

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

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