Uninsurable nation: Australia's most climate-vulnerable places
This report outlines the top 20 most at-risk federal electorates to climate change-related extreme weather events, providing a brief profile of the top 10. The report also outlines the most at risk electorates for each state and territory. Check out our Climate Risk Map to see if your area is at risk.
The key findings are:
- Climate change is creating an insurability crisis in Australia due to worsening extreme weather and sky-rocketing insurance premiums.
- Climate change affects all Australians, but some federal electorates face far greater risks than others.
- Riverine floods are the most costly disaster in Australia.
- Decisions and actions over this next term of government will influence the future impacts of climate change for generations to come.