New data shows Proserpine and Cannonvale the most storm affected towns and suburbs in Queensland

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Proserpine and Cannonvale were the two most storm affected towns or suburbs in Queensland during the 2016-17 Financial Year. The Mackay region was also the 6th most storm affected region in the state, accounting for 9% of all storm claims made in the State.

Five most storm affected suburbs/towns in Queensland in 2016-17 Financial Year: NRMA Insurance home claims data

Proserpine

Cannonvale

Mudgeeraba (Gold Coast region)

Forest Lake (South-East Brisbane region)

Capalaba (South-East Brisbane region)

The NRMA Insurance data also shows that people are severely underestimating the impact that storms have with less than 1 in 5 (18%) recognising that storms are the biggest threat to their homes, while nearly 1 in 3 (30%) of all QLD residents have not taken any action to prepare their homes for storms.

NRMA Insurance data[1] can reveal:

Nearly half (44%) of all home claims in Queensland in the last financial year were a result of storm damage.

The months of March 2017 (76% of all home claims that month) and December 2016 (60% of all home claims that month) were particularly bad for storm damage in Queensland.

Despite the damage that storms consistently cause in QLD, less than 1 in 5 (18%) residents in the state believe storms are the biggest threat to their property, compared to 52% who rank theft and crime as their number one concern[2].

The five most storm-affected regions in QLD (by ABS regional segmentation) were:

South-East Brisbane – (e.g. Capalaba, Cleveland, Belmont) – 24% of all storm claims

North Brisbane – (e.g. Chermside, Deagon, Boondall) – 17% of all storm claims

Gold Coast – 14% of all storm claims

Western Brisbane – (e.g. Chapel Hill, Fig Tree Pocket, Kenmore) – 14% of all storm claims

Sunshine Coast – 10% of all storm claims

Mackay – 9% of all storm claims

 

The top five most storm-affected towns and suburbs in Queensland were:

Proserpine (Mackay region)

Cannonvale (Mackay region)

Mudgeeraba (Gold Coast region)

Forest Lake (South-East Brisbane region)

Capalaba (South-East Brisbane region)

 

The top five most storm-affected suburbs in Brisbane were:

Forest Lake

Capalaba

The Gap

Carindale

Chapel Hill

 

[1] Based on NRMA Insurance home claims data sourced for Financial Year 2016 to 2017

[2] Based on NRMA Insurance research conducted in September 2017 of 500 QLD residents

 

Be prepared. For information on being storm safe, check out the websites for Mackay & Whitsundays regional councils. 

23 October 2017




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