Flood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable’ by 2030

State Emergency Service members look over flood waters in Richmond, New South Wales, in March 2022. A report suggests 20% of properties in the area could could soon be uninsurable due to flood plain risk. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Extreme weather due to the climate crisis is expected to increasingly make some Australian homes “uninsurable”, with a new report suggesting up to one in 25 households will struggle to be covered by 2030.

The analysis by the Climate Council, using data from consultants Climate Valuation, mapped the 10 electorates across the country considered most at risk of becoming uninsurable due to flood, fire and other extreme weather risk.