Last updated 7 Jul 2021

Australia: Queensland floods 2010-2011

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Introduction

In 2010 and 2011, a series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, and affected approximately 90 towns, leading to major economic losses.

Hazards
Flood
Country and region
Australia

Knowledge base

Items: 3
Documents and publications
Case Study
Long-term consequences of flooding: A case study of the 2011 Queensland floods

This study explores the perceptions of health effects and support received by people affected by the 2011 southeast Queensland flood six years after the event.

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)
Documents and publications
The year that shook the rich: a review of natural disasters in 2011

This review analyses some of the major events and trends related to natural disasters and humanitarian disaster response and looks at the experience of developed countries with natural disasters in 2011.

Brookings Institution, the
Documents and publications
Queensland floods commission of inquiry: final report

This document is the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland floods of 2010/2011, established following the flooding of historic proportions in Queensland in December 2010, stretching into January 2011. It embodies both likelihood of

Queensland Government