Bushfire Risk in Modbury, SA: 2026 Assessment

Modbury, South Australia, has a the risk of bushfire in modbury is relatively low compared to other areas in south australia, but still present due to proximity to some vegetated areas. grassfires are a more common concern. bushfire risk profile. Key factors include distance to classified bushland, vegetation type, slope, and historical bushfire activity in the region. The South Australia fire authority maps bushfire-prone areas and assigns BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) ratings.

Grassfires can pose a risk in the surrounding areas during dry periods.

CSIRO research indicates climate change is extending fire seasons and increasing the number of severe fire weather days across southern and eastern Australia. For Modbury, this may mean shifts in bushfire risk levels over the coming decades, making property-level BAL assessment increasingly important.

Use ClimateNest for a complete address-level bushfire risk report for Modbury including BAL zone assessment, evacuation route mapping, and property-specific risk mitigation recommendations.

Modbury sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for bushfire risk. 12% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk bushfire zones and 66.6% 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 Modbury.

Modbury (postcode 5092) 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 bushfire (12% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (6.8% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (5.6% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Modbury — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.