Flood Risk in Katherine South, NT: 2026 Assessment

Katherine South, located in Northern Territory, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across Northern Territory.

Historical flood events have impacted properties in Katherine South. Residents should check flood maps and be aware of evacuation routes.

Katherine South faces a moderate risk of flooding due to its proximity to the Katherine River and low-lying areas. Intense rainfall events can lead to riverine and flash flooding.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

Katherine South sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 5.1% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 67% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Katherine South.

Katherine South (postcode 0850) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are extreme wind (12.7% of land in high-risk zones), bushfire (11.4% of land in high-risk zones), tropical cyclone (9.8% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Katherine South — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.