Local Government Areas Affected by 2019 Queensland Monsoon Floods

The National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency published a list of 14 Local Government Areas declared disaster areas. These LGAs were activated for Category C assistance under joint Commonwealth-State funding arrangements due to monsoon trough flooding from January 25 to February 14, 2019.

Use Cases

• Map flood-impacted LGAs using geospatial boundaries to visualize the disaster's regional extent.
• Analyze DRFA Category C activation eligibility based on the declared disaster area status.
• Cross-reference LGA names with other datasets to assess population or economic exposure to the 2019 event.

Strengths

• Contains 14 specific Local Government Areas with official disaster declarations.
• Provides multiple geospatial file formats including Shapefile and GeoJSON for analysis.
• Data is published by the authoritative national recovery agency.

Limitations

• No quantitative data on flood depth, damage costs, or population impact within the LGAs.
• Limited temporal scope covering only one specific flooding event in 2019.
• Sample data and row counts are unavailable for validation.

Provenance

Source

National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency

Collection Method

Official declaration under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Time Range

Event period: 25 January – 14 February 2019.

Freshness

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Geography

North and Far North Queensland, Australia.