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Flood check, Comet

Has Comet flooded?

Yes — recorded flooding reached into Comet in 2010 and 2011.

  • 2010 The mapped 2010–11 wet season — Emerald flood extent reaches into Comet. · State of Queensland Reaches in
  • 2011 The mapped January 2011 — Queensland towns flood extent reaches into Comet. · State of Queensland Reaches in
  • Central Highlands Regional has been disaster-activated for 24 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2007 — most recently Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather 24 December 2025 - 24 April 2026.
  • Nearest flood-warning gauge: Comet, Fitzroy basin — 5 km from the centre of Comet.

An extent is the official maximum-inundation line for that event. "Reaches into Comet" 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 Comet

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.

About Comet

41
median age
$2575
household income / wk
$150
rent / wk
$2167
mortgage / mo
2.6
people / household

Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.

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