Moreton Bay in five facts
Three councils in one
Formed in 2008 from the City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture, and renamed the City of Moreton Bay in July 2023. It is the third most populous council area in Australia.
Mostly houses
At the 2021 Census, 81.1% of homes were separate houses and 13.3% townhouses or semis, and 31.1% were rented.
Where Alfred came ashore
The Bureau of Meteorology says Alfred crossed Bribie Island at 8 pm on 8 March 2025 and reached the mainland at 9 pm.
November 2025
Energex recorded 880,000 lightning strikes and gusts over 100 km/h in the 24 November 2025 storms.
Bushfire planning is changing
The planning scheme excludes the General residential, Township, Centre and Industry zones from its Designated Bushfire Prone Areas, and a proposed amendment would remove that exclusion for new buildings on mapped land.
Jobs that follow the weather here
Storm repairs. The network side, like fallen lines and the street supply, is Energex's: 13 19 62 for fallen lines and 13 62 62 for outages. Inside your home, a licensed electrician tests anything that took water or a surge.
Surge protection and safety switches. Lightning-heavy storms are a good reason to ask about a surge protector at the board, and to check that safety switches cover all your circuits.
Solar and batteries. Energex's basic connection terms cap household inverter capacity at 10 kVA and export at 5 kW per phase. A battery only keeps the lights on in a blackout if it's set up for backup, so ask about that specifically.
Pages for Moreton Bay suburbs
Bribie Island, Samford, Redcliffe, Caboolture, North Lakes, Strathpine, Morayfield and Narangba each have their own page with local detail.
Our take for Moreton Bay
Assume another big storm will come. We'd test the safety switches, ask about surge protection and bring the smoke alarms up to the 1 January 2027 rule, all in one visit before summer.
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.