Hazard-safe ranking · QLD
The lowest flood risk suburbs in Queensland.
Suburbs assessed as low flood risk or with no flood hazard record from Geoscience Australia. Filtered to Queensland suburbs only.
About this ranking
Flood risk affects insurance premiums, resale value, and (increasingly) lending policy. Some big-four lenders now decline mortgages on properties in declared floodways. We rank by formal flood hazard classification from Geoscience Australia and state hazard mapping authorities.
Queensland property market in 2026
Queensland has been Australia's standout performer over the last five years, driven by interstate migration from Sydney and Melbourne plus infrastructure investment leading up to the 2032 Olympics. Brisbane's median house price has compounded around 8-10% annually since 2020. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have followed the same trajectory but with more cyclicality, and the Moreton Bay corridor (Caboolture, North Lakes, Burpengary) now offers genuine value for buyers priced out of inner Brisbane. Regional Queensland (Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba) has lifted off years of stagnation and is now solidly positive.
Buyer tip, QLD
Queensland's first home buyer stamp duty concession was upgraded to $700K full exemption in mid-2024, among the most generous in the country. Combine that with the federal Home Guarantee Scheme and you can be in a $700K Brisbane house with $35K of saved deposit and effectively zero stamp duty.Watch out, QLD
Flood overlays are highly localised in Brisbane and SEQ. The 2011 and 2022 floods affected specific creek systems, and properties on adjacent streets can have wildly different insurance premiums and resale values. Always check the Brisbane City Council Flood Awareness Map for the exact address before bidding.Methodology
Suburbs are tagged 'low risk' when their dominant Geoscience Australia flood hazard classification is 'low', or when no flood hazard record exists for the suburb polygon. Suburbs in 'medium', 'high', or 'floodway' classifications are excluded from this ranking.Best for
Risk-averse buyers; buyers planning to insure with one of the bigger insurers; investors concerned about lender policy on flood-affected stock; long-term owner-occupiers wanting peace of mind.
Showing top 48 suburbs in Queensland
The price beside a suburb is the median its own page publishes; a dash means none is published. Prices for Queensland are ABS statistical-area (SA2) medians: each is the median for the area that carries the suburb's name. An SA2 can take in surrounding localities, so a figure can differ from sales in the suburb itself.
QLD 4350
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QLD 4825
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QLD 4503
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QLD 4120
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QLD 4344
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QLD 4605
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QLD 4856
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QLD 4724
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QLD 4492
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QLD 4219
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QLD 4825
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QLD 4344
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QLD 4355
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QLD 4551
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QLD 4502
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QLD 4828
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QLD 4183
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QLD 4821
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QLD 4426
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QLD 4352
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QLD 4356
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QLD 4125
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QLD 4355
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QLD 4625
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QLD 4816
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QLD 4852
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QLD 4356
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QLD 4313
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QLD 4722
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QLD 4719
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QLD 4674
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QLD 4605
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QLD 4415
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QLD 4850
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QLD 4746
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QLD 4208
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QLD 4520
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QLD 4362
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QLD 4309
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QLD 4514
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QLD 4124
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QLD 4741
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QLD 4309
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QLD 4630
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QLD 4164
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QLD 4671
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QLD 4671
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QLD 4311
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Common questions
About this ranking
Does 'low flood risk' mean a property won't flood?
No, 'low risk' is a probabilistic classification, not a guarantee. Properties in low-risk zones can still flood in extreme events (1-in-500 year, freak storms). What 'low risk' does mean is that mainstream lenders and insurers will treat the property as standard rather than carrying a special premium or exclusion.
What's a 'floodway' versus a flood-prone zone?
A floodway is land that channels water during a flood event, building in a floodway is highly restricted because the water flow itself is dangerous, not just the standing water. A flood-prone zone is land that's expected to be inundated but not part of the active flow. Floodways are the highest-risk classification and many lenders will decline mortgages on stock in them.
How localised is flood risk?
Extremely localised. Two adjacent streets can be in completely different risk categories depending on elevation and creek proximity. Always pull the address-specific flood report from the council before bidding, even on suburbs that appear in this ranking.
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