Bribie at a glance
Storms that stop here
The Bureau of Meteorology says Alfred stalled just east of the island for most of 8 March 2025 before crossing it at 8 pm. In November 2025, ABC News reported several Bribie schools closed with storm damage.
Moreton Bay's worst outages
After the 24 November 2025 storms, about 51,000 customers lost power in Moreton Bay, the worst of any area.
An older island
Bongaree's median age was 67 at the 2021 Census and 55.9% of its homes were owned outright. Woorim's median age was 60.
Many homes empty on census night
22.7% of Woorim's private dwellings and 11.9% of Bongaree's were unoccupied when the 2021 Census was taken.
Canals and units
Banksia Beach's coastal land is canal estates, and 17.5% of Bellara's homes were flats or apartments.
After the next storm
Treat every fallen line as live and report it to Energex on 13 19 62. If the whole street is dark, that's a network outage, reported on 13 62 62 or shown on Energex's Outage Finder.
If you're away when a storm hits, ask a neighbour to look for water inside, and make sure nobody switches a wet circuit back on until a licensed electrician has tested it.
Smoke alarms in rentals and empty homes
In a rental, Queensland's interconnected photoelectric rules have applied at every new or renewed tenancy since 1 January 2022. For a home you don't rent out, the deadline is 1 January 2027, the same as everyone else.
If your alarms are hardwired, the replacements must be hardwired too, and a qualified electrician has to fit them. Wireless alarms with a sealed 10-year battery are the one kind you can put up yourself.
What we'd do on Bribie
Before storm season, we'd book one visit to test the safety switches, look over the board and bring the smoke alarms up to the 2027 standard. If the house sits empty between stays, that matters even more.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.