New data reveals Queensland’s storm damage hotspots have shifted over last five years

Key points

• Queensland's storm damage hotspots have shifted over the past five years, according to an analysis of more than 126,000 home insurance claims lodged with Suncorp. Bracken Ridge recorded the state's highest number of home extreme weather claims in 2022, during major flooding in southeast Queensland.
• Maryborough, Gympie, Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast and Manly West have each topped the list in later years. Queensland SES is urging residents to prepare homes and families before the higher-risk season peaks.
• Suncorp says no community should assume it is immune to severe storms.