Flood check, Yorkeys Knob
Has Yorkeys Knob flooded?
No historic flood extent has been mapped for the Yorkeys Knob area by the state or the council.
- Cairns Regional has been disaster-activated for 20 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2008 — most recently Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather 24 December 2025 - 24 April 2026.
- Nearest flood-warning gauge: Cairns Airport Alert, Barron basin — 5 km from the centre of Yorkeys Knob.
An extent is the official maximum-inundation line for that event. "Reaches into Yorkeys Knob" means the mapped line crosses the suburb boundary — most of the suburb may be well clear of it, which is why the address check below matters. Events are listed only where the state or council has mapped this area.
Check your own address in Yorkeys Knob
Free, and no sign-up: the flood layers on that lot, and whether each recorded flood reaches it. The full report ($49 incl. GST) adds every planning layer, maps, easements and the development applications around the site.
Checking the planning layers for this site — this takes 10–20 seconds…
About Yorkeys Knob
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.