Flood Risk in Stuart Town, SA: 2026 Assessment

Stuart Town, located in South Australia, 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 South Australia.

The Macquarie River has a history of flooding in the Stuart Town area. Recent events have highlighted the need for improved flood mitigation measures.

Stuart Town is located near the Macquarie River and its tributaries, making it susceptible to flooding. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events, exacerbating flood risk.

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.

Stuart Town sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 2.4% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 81.9% 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 Stuart Town.

Stuart Town (postcode 5320) 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 (16.3% of land in high-risk zones), extreme wind (4.1% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (3.8% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Stuart Town — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.